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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy | |
| Synonyms: | Baltic_Sea | |
| Related terms: | sea gulf_of_riga gulf_of_finland Gulf_of_Bothnia | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or near or on the Baltic Sea | |
| Examples: | "The Baltic republics" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages | |
| Related terms: | Baltic_State | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | Baltic_language | |
| Related terms: | Balto-Slavic Latvian Lithuanian Old_Prussian | |
| Similar spelling: |
balletic Baltz Baltes |
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