Baltic

[bawl-tik]

adjective

1. of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.

2. of or relating to the Baltic States.

3. of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.

noun

1. the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

Baltic

/ ˈbɔːltɪk /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States

2. of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages

3. informal,  extremely cold

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian

2. short for Baltic Sea

3. Also called: Baltic Exchange. an international market for shipbrokers in the City of London: formerly housed in the Baltic Exchange building which was demolished after terrorist bomb damage in 1992

Other Word Forms

• trans-Baltic adjective

Example Sentences

Navies in the Nato alliance are preparing for more joint operations to counter Russian threats in the North Atlantic, North Sea and the Baltic.

From BBC

Sweden has accused Russia of being behind a significant rise in instances of GPS signal jamming recorded over the Baltic Sea, raising concerns for aviation in the region.

From BBC

For Europe, the latent threat to Nato countries comes primarily from Russia's missiles, some of which are stationed on the Baltic coast in Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad.

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Mystery surrounded the identity of the saboteurs - however last year German reports suggested a team of Ukrainian divers had hired a German yacht and sailed out into the Baltic to attack the pipelines.

From BBC

In recent years Sweden and Finland have joined Nato, Baltic countries have reinstated conscription, and Poland has set aside billions to build a barrier alongside its border with Russia.

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