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