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 language family containing Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian see Indo-European Languages Table

Examples of Baltic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such a format, if realized, should also involve Poland—an emerging European military powerhouse that currently plays a limited role in Baltic defense. — Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Movies from the Baltic region, Europe, Asia and beyond will screen in the Estonian capital and look to create buzz. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Rewarding President Vladimir Putin of Russia could encourage him to test NATO’s resolve in the Baltic states, Poland, Finland, or Sweden, raising the risk of a direct confrontation with the alliance. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

One of those data cables had also previously been severed by the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 just one month earlier in November 2024, when that ship damaged two data cables in the Baltic region. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin (mare) balticum Baltic Sea

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Baltic

• asphaltic
• basaltic
• peristaltic

Kids Definition

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