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Baltic

Main Entry: Bal·tic

Pronunciation: \ˈbȯl-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin (mare) balticum Baltic Sea

Date: circa 1590

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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