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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The Nordics, Baltic states, Poland, Germany, France and of course the UK appear to buy into the seriousness of this threat, but there are notable defence laggards, namely Spain and Ireland.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Lithuania and other Baltic states have led NATO's efforts to sharply increase defense spending by allies.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Lithuania and its Baltic neighbors have become a focal point of NATO efforts to bolster defenses on its eastern flank with Russia.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Lithuania and other Baltic states have led NATO's efforts to sharply increase defense spending by allies.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Lithuania and its Baltic neighbors have become a focal point of NATO efforts to bolster defenses on its eastern flank with Russia.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 14 Apr. 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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