Baltic

Baltic
1. adjective /ˈbɔːl.tɪk,ˈbɑl.tɪk/
a) Of or pertaining to the or the .

The Teutonic Knights were newly established in the Baltic region, where they owed their first possessions to Mazovian policy.

b) Of or pertaining to any of the .

The Baltic division of the group embraces the Lithuanian and Lettic.

2. noun /ˈbɔːl.tɪk,ˈbɑl.tɪk/
a) the Baltic language family

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.

b) the

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.


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