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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Ukrainian drones have previously crashed in all three Baltic states, which share borders with Russia, with officials blaming the incidents on Russian electronic warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He says Germany aims to provide the “strategic glue” aligning the Baltic, Nordic and eastern front-line states with the rest of Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
European Union accession in 2004 also brought the Baltic states access to European markets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Baltic states now have 17 "unicorns" -- startups with a valuation above $1.0 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Gustloff’s final dive will pull her deep, to the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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