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

Stockholm, Sweden Threaded across fourteen islands and stitched together by 57 bridges, Stockholm is a city sculpted by Baltic waters and Nordic light. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Authorities in Scandinavian and Baltic states have said repeatedly that Russia has been regularly jamming the GPS signal in the region. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025

Picked for the Nordic Co-Production Market showcase, the six Baltic projects in development received strong feedback from attendees. —Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025

Overfishing has driven the rapid evolution of eastern Baltic cod, causing their body length to halve between 1996 and 2019. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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