Baltic

adjective

Bal·​tic ˈbȯl-tik How to pronounce Baltic (audio)
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

Examples of Baltic in a Sentence

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The Cat Couch is manufactured from Baltic birch wood in Arizona. Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 Viasat’s deal is for its feeds in the CEE, CIS, Nordic and Baltic territories. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 To a large extent this is still true – the Nordic countries, as well as the smaller Baltic states have impressively upped their game on the security and defence front (Ireland has not), and Sweden and Finland have thrown off their neutrality. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 The story of a rebellious young U.S. rock fan who sets up a counterfeit jeans production in a mental asylum in 1979 Latvia, scooped an audience prize at Series Mania on top of best series, script and actor at Latvia’s National Film Awards, before launching this spring on the Baltic streamer Go3. Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Baltic 

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin (mare) balticum Baltic Sea

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Baltic was circa 1590

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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

Baltic

adjective
Bal·​tic ˈbȯl-tik How to pronounce Baltic (audio)
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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