Baltic

adj

/ˈbɒl.tɪk/UK/ˈbɔl.tɪk/US/ˈbɑl.tɪk/

Etymology

From Latin Balticus, from Latin Balthae (“dwellers near the Baltic sea”), equivalent to Balt + -ic. The ultimate origin is uncertain, but possibilities include: * From North Germanic *baltaz (“strait”), in reference to the narrow entranceway of the sea. This word itself could be borrowed from Lithuanian baltas (“white”) or related to Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”) (see below). * Related to Lithuanian baltas (“white”) and Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp, bog, mud”), which are from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white”). * Related to Latin balteus (“belt”) (compare Proto-Germanic *baltijaz), referring to the Danish straits, "the Belts". This is suggested by Adam of Bremen, who in the 11th century first recorded the name (Balticus, eo quod in modum baltei longo tractu per Scithicas regiones tendatur usque in Greciam). More at Baltic.

derived from *baltijaz✻ — “belt”
derived from baltas — “white”
derived from Balthae
borrowed from Balticus

Definitions

1
Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.
- The Teutonic Knights were newly established in the Baltic region, where they owed their first possessions to Mazovian policy.
2
Of or pertaining to any of the Baltic languages.
- The Baltic division of the group embraces the Lithuanian and Lettic.
Of or pertaining to the Balts (the Baltic peoples).
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1. 4
  Extremely cold.
  - It's twenty-three degrees outside, freezing is thirty two and with the wind chill factor it's Baltic out there.
  - Apart from anything else, it's absolutely Baltic outside. In the past 24 hours, a freeze has abruptly descended on the whole of Europe, and here in the northwest corner of France, the cold claws of the Atlantic are particularly sharp.
2. The Baltic Sea.
3. 6
  A geographic region of Northern Europe, surrounding the Baltic Sea.
  - Well, you see, I was temporarily in command of the cruiser coming down the Baltic, and passing an island rock a few miles away, I thought it would be a good opportunity to test a new gun that had been put aboard when we left England.
4. 7
  A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of…
  A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.
  - It appears from the evidence, that the corn from the Baltic is often very heavily taxed, and that this tax is generally raised in proportion to our necessities.
5. The Baltic language family
  The Baltic language family; the Baltic languages
6. The Baltic Exchange, a membership organisation for the maritime industry.
7. An unincorporated community in Kings County, in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.
8. A village and census-designated place in the center of the town of Sprague, Connecticut.
9. A village in Coshocton County, Holmes County and Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
10. A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
11. 14
  Alternative letter-case form of Baltic (“very cold”).
  - 'We're staying out at the Lake of Menteith and it's baltic out there. They reckon the lake could freeze over again if this weather gets worse.'

The neighborhood

neighborArcheanother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborBelmorianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborCuroniaother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborCuronianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborEstoniaother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborEstonianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborFennoscandiaother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborFennoscandianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborGalindanother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborKareliaother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborKarelianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)
neighborKorelianother terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)

Derived

Baltic pine, Baltic languages, Baltic region, Baltic Sea, Baltic Shield, Balto-Slavic

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Baltic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at baltic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at baltic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA