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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In June, Germany’s chief of defense, General Carsten Breuer, told the BBC that NATO must be ready to repel a possible Russian attack within the next four years, and that the Baltic states could be among the first in the firing line.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the selection of documentaries in its Doc@PÖFF International and Baltic competitions, with Baltic documentaries and feature films set to compete in separate programs for the first time.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
But nearly all the Baltic coast is firmly in the hands of the alliance.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
The team chemistry could be streamlined with five players with Baltic blood in the rotation, two of whom are brothers.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the selection of documentaries in its Doc@PÖFF International and Baltic competitions, with Baltic documentaries and feature films set to compete in separate programs for the first time.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
But nearly all the Baltic coast is firmly in the hands of the alliance.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
The team chemistry could be streamlined with five players with Baltic blood in the rotation, two of whom are brothers.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Baltic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baltic. Accessed 21 Oct. 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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