Baltic

Bal·tic

[bawl-tik]
adjective
1.
of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
2.
of or pertaining to the Baltic States.
3.
of or pertaining to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.
noun
4.
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

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Baltic (ˈbɔːltɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
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 (Brit) extremely cold
 
n
4.  a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
5.  short for Baltic Sea
6.  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

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baltic definition


  1. mod.
    cold; very cold. : It really looks baltic out there today.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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