the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991
Sometimes shortened to: the Baltics
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Bal′tic States′,
- Place NamesEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and sometimes Finland.
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