Baltic

UK: /ˈbɔːltɪk/ US: (bôl′tik)

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Bal•tic  (bôl′tik), adj. 

1. Language Varieties of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
2. Language Varieties of or pertaining to the Baltic States.
3. Language Varieties of or pertaining to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.

n. 

4. Language Varieties the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

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Baltic / ˈbɔːltɪk/ adjective

1. denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
2. of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages
3. extremely cold

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
2. short for Baltic Sea
3. Also called: Baltic Exchange an international market for shipbrokers in the City of London: formerly housed in the Baltic Exchange building which was demolished after terrorist bomb damage in 1992