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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In recent years there have been a number of incidents in the Baltic Sea where underwater cables have been damaged or completely cut.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Even so, seasonal changes in the Mediterranean, Red, North, Baltic, and Barents seas each make smaller contributions to the movement of Earth's center.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
But in the Baltic territories ruled by Germany’s Gen. Paul von Hindenburg, the national development of Belarusians, Latvians and Lithuanians was encouraged to weaken Polish influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"The race here is very clear," Schwesig, 52, who hopes to keep governing with a leftist multi-party coalition, told AFP during a campaign stop in the Baltic Sea port of Rostock.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
I am floating on a buoyed raft in the Baltic Sea.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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