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Baltic

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒl.tɪk/

The English word “Baltic” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.
  2. Of or pertaining to any of the Baltic languages.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Balts (the Baltic peoples).
  4. Extremely cold.

proper noun

  1. The Baltic Sea.
  2. A geographic region of Northern Europe, surrounding the Baltic Sea.
  3. A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.
  4. The Baltic language family; the Baltic languages
  5. The Baltic Exchange, a membership organisation for the maritime industry.
  6. An unincorporated community in Kings County, in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Etymology

From Latin Balticus, from Latin Balthae (“dwellers near the Baltic sea”); equivalent to Balt + -ic. The ultimate origin of the ethnonym is unknown, but possibilities include: * Related to Lithuanian baltas (“white”) and Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp, bog, mud”), which are likely from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel(H)- (“white”) via Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtas (“white”). This supposes a semantic shift in…

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