Baltic

[ bawl-tik ]

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

  2. of or relating to the Baltic States.

  1. 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.

Other words from Baltic

  • trans-Baltic, adjective

Words Nearby Baltic

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British Dictionary definitions for Baltic

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

  1. British 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

  1. 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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