Baltic
- adjective
- /ˈbɔltɪk/
- Compared with other regions, the Baltic Sea region holds state and NGO capacity building as a higher priority.
- Baltic Sea
- Baltic region
- Baltic states
Examples
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After all, the Scandinavians realize that the Baltic region holds huge export potential.
Academic text (1996) -
The situation is, of course, far from funny, either for the Swedes or for their fellow Baltic Sea residents.
Academic text (2015) -
It's on the Baltic coast.
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Currently with the Russian Fleet in the Baltic Sea.
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But above all, the Baltic Sea has an environmental significance of its own:
Academic text (1993) -
A different voice on the radio, a woman's, read the news about the latest Baltic crisis.
Fiction book (1992) -
Pollution reaches the Baltic Sea by a wide diversity of pathways.
Academic text (1993) -
All countries in the Baltic region need dramatic reform in agricultural policies and practices to address eutrophication.
Academic text (2000) -
Led by Finland, the Nordic countries pushed for a regional convention to protect the Baltic Sea from pollution.
Academic text (2000) -
The cultural festival highlighted traditional music from the Baltic region.
Compounds
A country in Northern Europe on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, such as Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania
A country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, like Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania
- Specialized
A language like Lithuanian or Latvian that keeps many old grammar features
A dark, strong beer from countries near the Baltic Sea that is made in cool conditions and tastes rich
- Specialized
A group of languages spoken around the Baltic Sea, for example Finnish and Estonian
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baltic originally named the sea after the Balts, so when we call a wind, a port, or a coast 'Baltic' we mean it is 'from or near that sea'.