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Baltic

Baltic

4.2
A sea in northern Europe between countries like Sweden and Poland
  • noun
  • /ˈbɔltɪk/
translation icon : mar Báltico
  • The towns along the North and Baltic Seas were now a great power of Europe, capable of moving the great levers of history.

Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western approaches to the Aegean.

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Examples

  • The Danish and Swedish governments are collaborating on environmental protection efforts in the Baltic Sea.

  • In the Great Northern War, Russia, Poland, Lithuania and Denmark took on the dominant power in the Baltic, Sweden.

  • This time the move to the Baltic succeeds.

  • It's a part of Russia Today where I think the Baltic Fleet works out of there, and there's five bridges.

  • Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western approaches to the Aegean.

  • OK, the defeat of Russia in the Russo Japanese War severely weakened the Russian, Baltic and Siberian fleet.

  • According to Old Norse sagas, they had a fortified base on the Baltic coast at Yamsburg.

  • The River Thames froze in London, the Baltic froze that one could travel by sled from Poland to Sweden.

  • And he's gone to fights in against the the pagans of of the Baltic with the Teutonic Knights on crusade.

  • The Baltic Sea is known for its rich biodiversity and unique marine ecosystems.

Synonyms

Baltic Sea
vsBaltic
2 2.9

A sea in northern Europe bordered by countries like Sweden and Poland

is a simpler regional label mentioning nearby states rather than listing every bordering country

Compounds

12 4.0

A country in Northern Europe on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, such as Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania

2 2.9

A sea in northern Europe bordered by countries like Sweden and Poland

2 3.7

A country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, like Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania

One of the three countries Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania in northern Europe

Baltic language
  • Specialized
9.9

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

Baltic-Finnic
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of languages spoken around the Baltic Sea, for example Finnish and Estonian

Surface Forms

Baltic singular
Baltics plural

Etymology

Baltic comes from the name of the people called the Balts, who long ago lived around that sea, so the sea was named after them and the name means 'of the Balts'.