Baltic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Baltic :  adj
1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages [syn: Baltic]
2: of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics" [syn: Baltic] (noun)
1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy [syn: Baltic, Baltic Sea]
2: 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 [syn: Baltic, Baltic language]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Baltic, CT Zip code(s): 06330 Baltic, OH (village, FIPS 3744) Location: 40.44133 N, 81.70184 W Population (1990): 659 (229 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43804 Baltic, SD (city, FIPS 3380) Location: 43.75963 N, 96.73838 W Population (1990): 666 (249 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57003

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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