baltic
Noun · AdjectiveUS[bawl-tik]/ˈbɔltɪk/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navySynonyms: Baltic SeaInstance of seaParts Gulf of Riga, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Bothnia
- 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 EuropeanSynonyms: Baltic languageType of Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic languageKinds Lithuanian, Latvian, Old Prussian
Adjective (2)
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
- of or near or on the Baltic Sea“The Baltic republics”Relating to Baltic Sea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bal′tic (…), adjective
Origin: NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.
Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54