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Baltic
[ bawl-tik ]
adjective
- of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
- of or relating to the Baltic States.
- of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.
noun
- the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
Baltic
/ ˈɔːɪ /
adjective
- denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
- of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages
- informal.extremely cold
noun
- a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
- short for Baltic Sea
- Also calledBaltic 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
- ٰԲ-t adjective
Example Sentences
Lithuania, along with fellow Baltic states Estonia and Latvia, has long warned about the threat of Russian aggression and has heavily invested in defence in recent years.
A record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany, which will slash travel times and improve Scandinavia's links with the rest of Europe.
"In ten or fifteen years' time, Russia will go to Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, any of the Baltic countries, that is quite clear."
And a breakdown can affect just about everywhere: If Africa or the Baltic Sea or the Philippines were to become isolated, the repercussions would be felt all over the globe.
But for right now, there are American soldiers and members of the Air Force stationed on European soil, with sailors in harm's way offshore in the Baltic, North and Red Seas.
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