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

Ukraine continues its attacks on Russia’s Baltic oil infrastructure, with facilities damaged in the port of Primorsk earlier on Sunday. —Bloomberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026

Some countries, like the Baltic nations, will be unwilling to upset Trump given their proximity to the war in Ukraine. —Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026

Ukraine stepped up drone assaults on Russian oil ports, striking key Baltic facilities five times in just over a week to starve Moscow’s war finances. —Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

The entire Baltic states in there. —Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 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