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

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The team chemistry could be streamlined with five players with Baltic blood in the rotation, two of whom are brothers. Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 At a meeting in Latvia this weekend, senior NATO officials agreed to enhance defenses in the Baltic area. Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025 After a recent breach of NATO airspace over another Baltic country, Estonia, by three armed Russian MiG-31 Foxhounds, Nausėda said his country would be ready to act should such a violation occur over his country. Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 For the Baltic trip, guests heard from a prominent Viking scholars and an expert in Art Nouveau and design. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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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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