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Bal·tic
(bôl′tĭk)adj.
1. Of or relating to the Baltic Sea, the Baltic States, or a Baltic-speaking people.
2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that contains Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
n.
The Baltic language branch.
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Baltic
(ˈbɔːltɪk)adj
1. (Placename) denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
2. (Languages) of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages
3. informal Brit extremely cold
n
4. (Languages) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
5. (Placename) short for Baltic Sea
6. (Commerce) 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
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Bal•tic
(ˈbɔl tɪk)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Baltic Sea and the land around it.
2. of or pertaining to the language family Baltic and its speakers.
n. 3. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Gulf of Bothnia - a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland Gulf of Finland - an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia Gulf of Riga - an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia |
2. | Baltic - 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 European Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic - a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages Old Prussian - a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European Lithuanian - the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European | |
Adj. | 1. | Baltic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages |
2. | Baltic - of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics" |
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Translations
BaltikumØstersøen
BaltiaItämeri
baltu
Báltico
Baltikum
Baltic
[ˈbɔːltɪk]A. ADJ → báltico
the Baltic states → los estados bálticos
one of the Baltic ports → uno de los puertos del mar Báltico
the Baltic states → los estados bálticos
one of the Baltic ports → uno de los puertos del mar Báltico
B. N the Baltic (Sea) → el mar Báltico
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Baltic
[ˈbɔːltɪk] adj
the Baltic Sea → la Baltique, la mer Baltique
the Baltic Sea → la Baltique, la mer Baltique
n
the Baltic → la Baltique, la mer Baltique
the Baltic → la Baltique, la mer Baltique
Baltics npl (= Baltic states) the Baltics → les États Baltes
baltic
[ˈbɔːltɪk] adj (= very cold)It's baltic in here! → Il fait un froid sibérien ici!
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Baltic
adj → Ostsee-; language (= of Baltic States) → baltisch; Baltic port → Ostseehafen m; the Baltic States → die baltischen Staaten, das Baltikum
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