Baltic

adjective

Bal·​tic ˈbȯl-tik How to pronounce Baltic (audio)
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

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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 The Russian oil export terminal at Ust-Luga on the Baltic coast was attacked twice in the last week. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 The latest strikes came after Ukraine hit Russia’s largest Baltic port, Primorsk, in a pinpoint attack a day earlier, leaving the key export hub in flames, East2West reported. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Baltic

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin (mare) balticum Baltic Sea

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Baltic was circa 1590

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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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Baltic

adjective
Bal·​tic ˈbȯl-tik How to pronounce Baltic (audio)
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
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