adj.
Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ l-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin ( mare ) balticum Baltic Sea
Date: circa 1590
1 : of or relating to the Baltic Sea or to the states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
2 : of or relating to a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian ― see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table