Baltic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Baltic in British English:
UK [ˈbɔ:ltɪk]
How to pronounce Baltic in American English:
US ['bɔltɪk]
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- Noun:
- a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
- 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
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
- of or near or on the Baltic Sea
Word Origin
- Baltic
- 1580s, from Medieval Latin Balticus, perhaps from Lithuanian baltas "white" or Scandinavian balta "straight" (in reference to its narrow entranceway). In German, it is Ostsee, literally "east sea."
Example
- 1. Swedish banks dominate the baltic financial sector .
- 2. Peter needed a baltic outlet .
- 3. The baltic republics led the way in demanding freedom from soviet occupation .
- 4. The tsar concentrated his efforts on his primary objective , access to the baltic .
- 5. She must have known sweetness and radiated joy , there on the baltic shores .