Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Baltic Sea, the Baltic States, or a Baltic-speaking people.
- adjective Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that contains Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
- noun The Baltic language branch.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Appellative of or pertaining to the sea which separates Sweden from Denmark, Germany, and Russia; situated on or bordering the Baltic sea: as, the Baltic islands; the Baltic coasts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.
- adjective Of or pertaining to any of the Baltic languages.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Balts (the Balticpeoples ). - proper noun the Baltic
language family - proper noun the Baltic languages
- proper noun the Baltic states
- proper noun the areas on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea
- proper noun the
Baltic Sea .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or near or on the Baltic Sea
- noun a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
- noun a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European
Etymologies
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Examples
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The result was that the Baltic is also now free for anybody to sail without toll.
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He also said media reports have said that new NATO bases are being established in Baltic States.
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An increase in nutrient input in the Baltic is compromising water clarity by promoting algal blooms.
July 19th, 2007 2007
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Andersen wrote further of the bracing Danish beaches, of the green islands and of Jutland -- the head of land separating the Baltic from the North Sea.
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And now that we speak about the geographical contour of Denmark, let me warn you that the Baltic is likely to play a most conspicuous part in the world trade of the future and that Denmark expects, to take a prominent role.
Denmark and the War 1918
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Now Finland and the east of the Baltic are in Russia, while the southern and south-eastern shore of the Baltic is German.
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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Baltic, which is incorporated in the Marshall Islands, doesn't actually have any ships yet; they will arrive next month.
Baltic Trading IPO Treads Water Lynn Cowan 2010
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Baltic, which is incorporated in the Marshall Islands, doesn't actually have any ships yet; they will arrive next month.
Baltic Trading IPO Treads Water Lynn Cowan 2010
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Baltic, which is incorporated in the Marshall Islands, doesn't actually have any ships yet; they will arrive next month.
Baltic Trading IPO Treads Water Lynn Cowan 2010
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Baltic, which is incorporated in the Marshall Islands, doesn't have any ships yet; they will arrive next month.
Baltic Trading IPO Treads Water Lynn Cowan 2010
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