1
: of or relating to the Baltic Sea or to the states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
2
: of or relating to a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian see Indo-European Languages Table
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On March 21, the Prince of Wales visited British troops based at the Tapa Camp during the second day of his first-ever trip to the Baltic state bordering Russia.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The Ottawa Treaty is an international agreement signed in 1997 that has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 nations, and in withdrawing from it, Warsaw and the Baltic nations can begin stockpiling and using landmines for the first time in nearly 30 years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Small drone technology is moving fast, and the Baltic states have embraced it fully while other countries have been hesitating and wavering.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
War games conducted by the RAND Corporation in 2014 and 2015 suggested that denying Moscow the ability to quickly occupy all three Baltic states would require no less than seven brigades.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The Ottawa Treaty is an international agreement signed in 1997 that has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 nations, and in withdrawing from it, Warsaw and the Baltic nations can begin stockpiling and using landmines for the first time in nearly 30 years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Small drone technology is moving fast, and the Baltic states have embraced it fully while other countries have been hesitating and wavering.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
War games conducted by the RAND Corporation in 2014 and 2015 suggested that denying Moscow the ability to quickly occupy all three Baltic states would require no less than seven brigades.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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Baltic
adjective
Bal·tic
ˈbȯl-tik 
1
: of or relating to the Baltic Sea or to the states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
2
: of or relating to a branch of the Indo-European languages containing Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian
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