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
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Also in Russia, high-profile pundits closely aligned with the Kremlin have said Trump’s rhetoric gives Moscow the green light to absorb sovereign states formerly under the control of the Soviet Union, including the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, CNBC reported.
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
China, North Korea, and Russia face economic and demographic decline, but so do their most likely targets—South Korea, Taiwan, and the Baltic states—ensuring that Eurasia’s military balances will remain hotly contested.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Coming in third is Tallinn, Estonia, a striking Baltic city with an underrated sauna culture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
The Baltic pipeline was blown up in an act of sabotage, but details of the attack remain murky.
—Hanna Arhirova and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
China, North Korea, and Russia face economic and demographic decline, but so do their most likely targets—South Korea, Taiwan, and the Baltic states—ensuring that Eurasia’s military balances will remain hotly contested.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Coming in third is Tallinn, Estonia, a striking Baltic city with an underrated sauna culture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
The Baltic pipeline was blown up in an act of sabotage, but details of the attack remain murky.
—Hanna Arhirova and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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Baltic
adjective
Bal·tic
ˈbȯl-tik 
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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