Baltic

American  

[bawl-tik] / ˈbɔl tɪk /

adjective

1. of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.

2. of or relating to the Baltic States.

3. of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.

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noun

1. the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

Baltic British  

/ ˈbɔːltɪk /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States

2. of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages

3. informal extremely cold

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noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian

2. short for Baltic Sea

3. Also called: Baltic Exchange.  an international market for shipbrokers in the City of London: formerly housed in the Baltic Exchange building which was demolished after terrorist bomb damage in 1992

Other Word Forms

• trans-Baltic adjective

Example Sentences

The whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank, while suffering from a skin condition brought on by the lower salt levels of the Baltic Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In the Baltic Sea, Russia is defying international sanctions by transporting oil and gas on a “shadow fleet” of ships that often fail to meet global safety requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The effort, called Baltic Sentry, launched in January 2025 and has yielded results, said Cmdr.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

This includes several separate strikes on the key Baltic Sea ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk as well as an attack on the nearby inland Kirishi oil refinery.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

They also agreed to divide Poland and the Baltic nations between them.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti