baltic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
    Baltic Sea.
  2. noun 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
    Baltic language.
  3. adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
  4. adjective of or near or on the Baltic Sea
    • The Baltic republics

WordNet

Bal"tic adjective
Etymology
NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.

Webster 1913