Baltic
Americanadjective
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of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
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of or relating to the Baltic States.
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of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.
noun
adjective
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denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
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of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages
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informal extremely cold
noun
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a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
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short for Baltic Sea
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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
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He recommends visitors hike the Curonian Spit—a thin 61-mile stretch of sand dunes along the Baltic Sea—and cross the wooden boardwalks that span Estonia’s wetlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
A surprising discovery on a small island in the Baltic Sea is changing how scientists think about the relationship between ancient humans and wolves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
German prosecutors have filed charges against a Ukrainian national over the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the video above, American and British sailors test one type of drone during NATO’s Baltic Operations military exercise, as the alliance races to catch up to the capabilities demonstrated by Ukraine and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Tycho was back in Copenhagen by the end of the month, where he found that Joergen had also just returned from fighting a sea battle in the Baltic.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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