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Baltic

Definition: Baltic

Baltic

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages.

2. Of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics".

Noun

1. A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy.

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Baltic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references)

Etymology: Baltic \Bal"tic\, adjective. [New Latin expression. mare Balticum, from the Latin expression balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Baltic

DomainDefinition

Literature

Baltic The Mediterranean of the north (Swedish, balt; Danish, balte; Latin, balteus; English, belt), the sea of the "Belts." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Slang

Cold. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Baltic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Baltic can refer to:

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Baltic countries

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The meaning of Baltic countries depends on the context in which it is used.

The following countries have access to the Baltic Sea:

The Baltic Sea countries, together with Norway, Iceland and the European Union form the Council of the Baltic Sea States.

See also: Scandinavia, Nordic countries, Baltic Republics, Northern Europe, Europe

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Baltic languages

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Baltic languages form one branch of the Indo-European language family. In this group there are two extant languages: Latvian and Lithuanian, and many extinct languages, including Old Prussian, Curonian. Prussian was spoken in Prussia, since 1945 Kaliningrad and northern Poland. With the ongoing Christianization and Germanisation Old Prussian language became extinct at the end of 17th century.

Before the first conquest attempts a thousand years ago, the Balts lived protected at the Baltic Sea. Therefore the Baltic languages remained some of the oldest and least changed Indo-European languages. They did have trade connections for thousands of years along the ancient amber roads.

Today the Latvian language is considered younger than East Lithuanian, although that greatly changed from its first recording in the 16th century. The old Prussian language retained the most archaic features. It was written down in the 14th century in the Elbing Prussian Vocabulary.

The Baltic languages have for a long time been verbal languages, the Balts did not use writing until fairly recently.

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Baltic obsolete racial classification

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A subset of "caucasians" that was defined as "short, short-headed, broad-faced, with heavy, massive under jaw, chin not prominent, flat, rather broad, short nose with low bridge; stiff, light (ash-blond) hair; light (grey or whitish blue) eyes, standing out; light skin with a grey undertone" and was likely coined by the Swedish anthropologist Nordenstreng. This term was part of a theory of racial hierarchy that gained popularity in the early part of the 20th century and formed an underpinning of various "Nordic" racist movments.

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Baltic region

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The Baltic Sea
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The Baltic region is an ambiguous term used arbitrarily to denominate a region connected to the Baltic Sea.

Depending on the context it might stand for:

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Baltic Republics

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The term Baltic Republics referred to the three Soviet Republics of Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, and Lithuanian SSR. The independent states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, but regained their independence in 1991 and are now referred to as the Baltic States.

In the USSR the term "republic" described the territorial division entity. It was used in the same meaning as the "state" in USA. There were also so called "autonomous republics", counterpart of USA term "county".

In theory the countries incorporated into USSR kept their sovereignty, so formally there was, for example the Soviet Socialist Republic of Latvia (or for that matter Ukraine or Kirghizia), a seemingly independent member of the Soviet Union. It was all a polite fiction as the USSR was a uniform centralized state ruled from Moscow. So in a way Soviet "republics" are similar to ancient Roman "provinces". Much more seldom the term "republic" was used to refer to the type of government.

See also: Baltic Sea, Northeastern Europe

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Baltic Sea

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The Baltic Sea is in northeastern Europe, surrounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of east and central Europe, and the Danish isles. It drains into Kattegat and the North Sea passing through the Danish isles in Öresund, the Great Belt and the Small Belt.

The name of East Sea is used in much of Continental Europe. The Baltic Sea is called East Sea in Denmark (Østersøen), Germany (Ostsee), Finland (Itämeri), Netherlands (Oostzee), Norway (Østersjøen), and Sweden (Östersjön). In Estonia it is called West Sea (Läänemeri).

History

At the time of the Romans, the Baltic Sea was known as the Mare Suebicum or Mare Sarmaticum. Tacitus in his AD 98 Agricola and Germania described the Mare Suebicum, named for the Suebi tribe, during the spring months, as a brackish sea when the ice on the Baltic Sea breaks apart and chunks float about.

In the early middle ages, Vikings of Scandinavia fought for power over the sea with Slavic Pomeranians. Later on, the strongest economic force in Northern Europe became the Hanseatic league, which used the Baltic Sea to establish trade routes between its member cities. In XVI and beginning of XVII centuries, Poland, Denmark and Sweden fought wars for Dominium Maris Baltici (Ruling over the Baltic sea). Eventually, it was the Swedish empire that virtually encompassed the Baltic Sea. In Sweden the sea was then referred to as Mare Nostrum Balticum. In XVIII century Russia and Prussia became the leading powers over the sea. After unification of Germany in 1871, whole southern coast became German. First world war was fought on the Baltic sea. After 1920 Poland returned to the Baltic Sea, and Polish ports Gdynia and Danzig became leading ones. During the WWII Germany almost made a Baltic sea its internall lake. After 1945 the sea was a border between conflicted military blocks: in case of military conflict in Germany, parallel to Soviet offensive towards Atlantic ocean, communists Polish fleet was prepared to invade Danish isles. Fortunately it never happenned. In 1999 the huge bridge over the Sund limited the Baltic sea to the middle size vessels. In mean time, Baltic sea is the main trade route for export of Russian oil.

The Baltic Sea starts to get very rough with the October storms. These winter storms have been the cause of many shipwrecks. In 1945 the Baltic Sea became a mass grave to drowned people on torpedoed refugee ships. But thanks to the cold brackish water, the sea is a time capsule for centuries old shipwrecks.


The Baltic Sea
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Countries

Main article: Baltic Sea countries

Countries which have access to the Baltic Sea are:

Coastal cities

The biggest coastal cities:

Subdivisions

The northern part of the Baltic Sea is known as the Gulf of Bothnia out of which the northernmost part is referred to as the Bay of Bothnia. Immediately to the south of it lies the Sea of Åland. The Gulf of Finland connects the Baltic Sea with St. Petersburg. The Northern Baltic lies between the Stockholm area, southwestern Finland, and Estonia. The Western and Eastern Gotland Basins form the major parts of the central Baltic Sea. The Gulf of Riga lies between Riga and Saaremaa and Gdansk Basin lies east of the Hel peninsula on the Polish coast. Bornholm Basin is the area east of Bornholm and Arkona Basin extends from Bornholm to the Danish isles of Falster and Zealand. The westernmost part of the Baltic Sea is Kiel Bight. The Sound, the Belts, and the Kattegat connect the Baltic Sea with the Skagerrak and the North Sea. The confluence of these two seas at Skagen on the northern tip of Denmark is a visual spectacle visited by many tourists each year.

Islands

Main article: List of islands in the Baltic Sea

Rivers

Bodies of water that drain into the Baltic Sea include (clockwise from Öresund):

  • Rivers of Sweden
    • Svartån (at Svarte near Ystad),
    • Tommarpaån (at Simrishamn),
    • Helgeå (at Nyehusen near Kristianstad),
    • Hemån (at Karlskrona),
    • Ljungbyån (at Ljungby near Kalmar),
    • Göta kanal (at Mem near Söderköping),
    • Motala ström (at Norrköping),
    • Stockholms ström (at Stockholm),
    • Dalälven (at Gävle),
    • Indalsälven (at Sundsvall),
    • Ångermanälven (at Härnösand),
    • Ume älv (at Umeå),
    • Skellefte älv (at Skellefteå),
    • Lule älv (at Luleå),
    • Kalix älv (at Kalix),
    • Torne älv (at Haparanda/Torneå),
  • Rivers of Finland
    • Kemijoki (at Kemi),
    • Oulujoki (at Oulu),
    • Kokemäenjoki (at Pori),
    • Kymijoki (at Kotka),
  • Rivers of Russia
    • Neva (at St Petersburg),
  • Rivers of Estonia
    • Narva (at Narva),
    • Pärnu (at Pärnu),
  • Rivers of Latvia
    • Daugava (at Riga),
  • Rivers of Lithuania
    • Neman at Silute
  • Russia (Enclave of Kaliningrad)
    • Pregolya at Königsberg/Kaliningrad
  • Rivers of Poland
    • Pasleka at Braniewo
    • Nogat between Gdansk and Elblag
    • Vistula between Gdansk and Elblag
    • Radunia at Gdansk
    • Reda near Wejherowo
    • Leba at Lebsko Lake
    • Slupia at Ustka
    • Wieprza at Darlowo
    • Parseta at Kolobrzeg
    • Rega near Trzebiatow
    • Odra (German Oder) at Szczecin
  • Rivers of Germany
    • Ücker at Ückermünde
    • Peene at Anklam
    • Recknitz at Ribnitz-Damgarten
    • Warnow at Warnemünde near Rostock
    • Trave at Travemünde near Lübeck
    • Schwentine at Kiel
    • Schlei near Schleswig and Kappeln

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Baltic state

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The Baltic states, or Baltic countries, is a term which usually refers to three countries to the East of the Baltic Sea:

It ought to be noted that although the present-day Baltic countries are republics, the term Baltic Republics refers to the same territories under Soviet occupation.

The term state is here used as the synonym of a sovereign country, distinguished from that kind of states which are subdivisions of federations and confederations.

Prior to World War II, Finland was sometimes considered as the fourth Baltic state, particularly by the Soviet Union. For example in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Nazi-Germany conceded to mention Finland as one of the Baltic States. Since the 1920s-1930s, the Finnish view, that Finland is one of the Nordic countries, has become generally accepted.

Despite the common name, some people point out, that Baltic countries have little in common. Estonia wants to become yet another Nordic country, Lithuania highlights its connection to Poland and Central Europe.

Geography

The Baltic countries are often considered belonging to Eastern Europe due to five decades of Soviet occupation following the second world war. But they have been influenced mainly by Sweden, Russia, Poland and Germany. Culturally and geographically they belong to Northern Europe. A compromise terminology for the Baltic States is Northeastern Europe.

The term Baltic states differs from the term Baltic sea countries which refers to the countries bordering the Baltic.

History

The common history of the Baltic States starts when the Sword Brethren brought Christianity and feudalism to the region. After that these countries have been a battlefield of Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Russia and Germany.

Around 1582 almost all Baltic countries were under overlordship of Poland (except northern Estonia).

In the 19th century the Baltic provinces were part of the Russian Empire.

The Baltic States gained their independence in the aftermath of World War I.

In the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Nazi Germany allowed the Soviet Union to annex (most of) the Baltic States. A short period of Soviet occupation was followed by a German invasion, and at the end of the war, again a Soviet invasion. After World War II, the Baltic States were once again annexed by the Soviet Union.

Politics

Following the period of occupation by Soviet forces which lasted from the end of the second world war until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991, the three Baltic states declared their independence in 1989 and 1990 and their independence was recognized by the Soviet Union on September 6, 1991.

Instead of declaring themselves as new states, they are in fact a re-establishment of the pre-war republics that had existed between the first and second world wars. This further emphasized the statement that Soviet domination during the Cold War period as an illegal occupation. The Baltic states are today liberal democracies, parliamentary republic, and quickly growing market economies.

The Baltic states did in 2002 achieve the opportunity to realize a long standing political goal, integration with Western Europe. The main political objective since their independence from the Soviet Union, more than a decade ago has been to gain rights of membership to both the European Union and NATO. Membership in the EU is scheduled for May 2004 pending the outcome of the referendums to be held in the candidate countries.

Culture

Although the three nations have much in common in their history and culture they belong to two distinct language families.

They also belonged to 2 different religions: Due to a long period of Germanic domination, starting in middle ages, a large part of the old generation still speak German as a second language. The Baltic states has historically also been under Swedish and Russian spheres of influence. Following the period of Soviet domination, ethnic Russians today make up a sizable minority in the Baltic states.

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Baltic, Ohio

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Baltic is a village located in Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 743.

Geography


Baltic is located at 40°26'36" North, 81°42'10" West (40.443367, -81.702656)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 743 people, 275 households, and 196 families residing in the village. The population density is 345.6/km² (891.0/mi²). There are 286 housing units at an average density of 133.0/km² (343.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.65% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 275 households out of which 32.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% are non-families. 26.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.94. In the village the population is spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $33,625, and the median income for a family is $41,944. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $19,766 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,820. 5.7% of the population and 4.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.5% are under the age of 18 and 2.8% are 65 or older.

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Baltic, South Dakota

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Baltic is a city located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 811.

Geography


Baltic is located at 43°45'44" North, 96°44'16" West (43.762331, -96.737707)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 811 people, 300 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density is 447.3/km² (1,151.4/mi²). There are 311 housing units at an average density of 171.5/km² (441.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.89% White, 0.00% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.12% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 300 households out of which 42.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% are non-families. 18.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.08. In the city the population is spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $46,023, and the median income for a family is $50,000. Males have a median income of $30,188 versus $22,260 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,268. 3.9% of the population and 3.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.3% are under the age of 18 and 4.9% are 65 or older.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Baltic

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
BALTAPEnglishBaltic ApproachesMilitary & Defense, International Organizations

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Baltic

Synonyms: Baltic language (n), Baltic Sea (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Baltic

English words defined with "Baltic": Baltic language, Baltic Republic, Baltic State, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic, Bothnic ♦ capital of Sweden, Crambe maritima ♦ Danmark, Danzig, Denmark, Dorse ♦ East Germany, Easterling, Esthonia, Estonia ♦ Finnish ♦ Gdansk, genus Hamamelidanthum, German Democratic Republic, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland ♦ Hamamelidanthum ♦ Inger, Ingerman, Ingrian ♦ Kingdom of Denmark, Klaipeda ♦ Latvia, Latvian, Lettish, Letts, Lietuva, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Livonia, Lubeck ♦ Memel ♦ Oder, Oder River, Old Prussian ♦ Peter I, Peter the Great, Praam ♦ Republic of Estonia, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Rostock ♦ sea cole, sea kale, Sound dues, Stockholm, Suomi, swallow ♦ take ♦ Vistula, Vistula River. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Baltic": Carmilhan, Central and Eastern European Countries ♦ Eye of the Baltic ♦ Life-Third Countries ♦ pseudosuccinite. (references)

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Modern Usage: Baltic

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Baltic Storm (2003)

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Commercial Usage: Baltic

DomainTitle

Books

  • Baltic Capitals: Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad (Baltic Capitals) (reference)

  • BALTIC FOLK COSTUMES A PAPER DOLL COLLECTION (reference)

  • Baltic Mission (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics) (reference)

  • Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia: Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS Since 1991 (reference)

  • Lonely Planet Baltic States Phrasebook (Baltic States, 2nd Ed) (reference)

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Periodicals

  • Lituanus : Baltic States Quarterly Of Arts & Sciences (reference)

  • Bibliographic Guide To Slavic Baltic And Eurasian Studies (reference)

  • Baltic It Review (reference)

  • Monthly Survey Of Baltic And Post-soviet Politics (reference)

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Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

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Image Slideshow: Baltic

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Photo Album: Baltic

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Deploying the Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) and rosette water sampler through the baltic room door of the NATHANIEL B. PALMER. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

CTD Rosette being deployed from the baltic room of the the National Science Foundation, Research Ice Breaker, NATHANIEL B. PALMER. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Figure 48. Pettersson universal sampling apparatus devised by the Swedish Professor Otto Pettersson. This instrument would sample plankton, measure the temperature of the water, measure the strength and direction of the current, and sample the water. It was first used in the Skagerrak between 30 and 200 meters depth in January 1904 and afterwards in the Baltic Sea. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 34. Universal current measuring device invented by Otto Petterson in 1904. This instrument was intended to measure current and temperature, as well as collect plankton. Left: in operation. Right: after measurement. This instrument was first tested in the Skagerrak and then in the Baltic Sea between 30 and 200 meters water depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 14. Apstein plankton tube. Above: Top view. Below: bottom view. Invented by Carl Apstein who had been studying lake fauna. Apstein collaborated with Hensen to work in the Baltic and North Seas. Apstein perceived quickly that methods of work would have to vary considerably from lake work and made thi s instrument for collecting small plankton under difficult conditions. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 21. Universal sampling apparatus invented by Otto Pettersson in 1904. This instrument measured temperature, the velocity and direction of the current, and also collected plankton. Pettersson first tested this instrument in 1904 in the Skagerrak and Baltic Sea. Left: in descent. Center: deployed. Right: on the ascent. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 50. Petersen scoop bottom sampling device used by the Danish scientist C. G. Johan Petersen for studies of the bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea from 1910 to 1912. Top: the original sampler. Bottom: sampling device in the Oceanographic Museum. Petersen studied the samples to make precise quantitative studies of the fauna in the sedimentary material. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 11. Meyer glass water sampling bottle invented by Dr. Adolph Meyer of the Commission of Kiel and used on the POMMERANIA for studies in the Baltic Sea in 1871. This sampling bottle was used in surface layers of water to about 10 meters. Left: descending. Right: ascending. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 51. Pettersson universal apparatus designed by Otto Pettersson in 1904. This instrument sampled plankton and water, as well as measuring temperature, current velocity, and current direction. It was used for the first time in the Skaggerak and also in the Baltic Sea. The thermometer is placed in the horizont al cylinder shown at the back of the image. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 56. Jacobsen device for extracting gases from sea water. This device was invented by Professor Oscar Georg Jacobsen, a member of the German Baltic expedition of 1871-1872. It was based on an instrument conceived by Robert Bunsen. Water samples were obtained by Meyer bottle. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Baltic
 

"Baltic Sea" by Robert Redelowski
Commentary: "Pron. ['goulden si:] <br> <br> <br>Original size 2560x1920."		"Baltic Art Gallery, Newcastle" by Adam Brown
Commentary: "The Baltic Art Gallery in Newcastle."

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Historic Usage: Baltic

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Germany must also sweep and keep free from mines such areas in the Baltic as may ultimately be notified by the Governments of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Baltic

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Delfi plans to become the leading Internet service provider in the Baltic region. (references)

Polluting substances collect in the Baltic Sea due to its slow water exchange with the ocean (about 25–40 years). (references)

The biological specifics of the Baltic Sea make its ecological system very sensitive to the growing level of pollution. (references)

Economic History

Finland

Finns know how to do business in Russia and the Baltic States. (references)

Sweden

Many multinationals also use Stockholm as the headquarters for Nordic and Baltic operations. (references)

Ukraine

About 60+ACU- of petroleum products consumed in Ukraine are imported, mostly from Russia, Belorus and Baltic countries. (references)

Political Economy

Finland

EU membership for the Baltic States is a Finnish priority. (references)

Latvia

In April 2001, Latvian President Vike-Freiberga became the first Baltic president to meet with President Bush. (references)

Finland

Both countries share a deep interest in the stable political and economic development of Russia and the Baltic States. (references)

Trade

Lithuania

The EBRD recently offered an ECU 11.4 million financing for the regional Baltic Investment Fund. (references)

Hungary

Comprised of 29 countries, mostly EU-, CEFTA- and EFTA-member countries plus the Baltic states, the system imposes certificate-of-origin rules on member countries governing qualification for preferential trading status. (references)

Lithuania

Lithuania is also benefiting from 21 technical cooperation projects totaling ECU 6.3 million and from approximately a third of some ECU 8.5 million approved for 21 regional technical cooperation projects in the Baltic States. (references)

Travel

Lithuania

Travel by car is generally the fastest and most convenient mode of transportation within Lithuania and to the other two Baltic States. (references)

Worker Rights

Denmark

In November 5 persons were convicted of smuggling 80 women from Baltic countries into Denmark to work as prostitutes. (references)

Sweden

Trafficked women in past cases, numbering 200 to 500 per year, came principally from Central Europe, the Baltic states, and Russia. (references)

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Speeches: Baltic

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989From Stettin on the Baltic to Varna on the Black Sea, the regimes planted by totalitarianism have had more than thirty years to establish their legitimacy.

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Usage Frequency: Baltic

"Baltic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 84.14% of the time. "Baltic" is used about 762 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)84.14%64110,166
Noun (proper)15.86%12129,211
                    Total100.00%762N/A

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Cities: Baltic


1. Baltic, CT
Zip Code(s): 06330
Country: USA

2. 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
Country: USA

3. 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
Country: USA

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Expressions: Baltic

Expressions using "Baltic": Baltic exchange ♦ Baltic future exchange ♦ baltic herring ♦ baltic language ♦ Baltic mercantile and shipping exchange ♦ baltic Republic ♦ baltic sea ♦ baltic State ♦ baltic states ♦ fermented baltic herring ♦ smoked baltic herring ♦ the baltic states. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Baltic": baltic-coast, Baltic-Finnic.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Baltic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

baltic cruise

3,926

baltic yacht

13

baltic

92

baltic times

12

baltic sea

92

baltic south dakota

12

baltic amber

39

the baltic room

12

baltic ct

34

baltic trader

11

baltic sky

30

baltic ivy

11

baltic map sea

30

baltic inkasso

10

the baltic state

29

baltic tour

10

baltic river

26

baltic capital east

9

baltic birch plywood

25

the baltic exchange

9

baltic poland southern

23

baltic country

9

air baltic

19

amber amber baltic jewelry jewelry jewelry silver silver wholesale wholesale wholesale

8

baltic sea cruise

19

baltic region

7

baltic brown granite

18

baltic map state

7

baltic map

18

baltic ferry

7

baltic brown

17

baltic pine

7

baltic birch

17

baltic linen

7

baltic capital

15

baltic language

6

baltic room seattle

14

baltic shop

6

baltic ohio

13

baltic picture sea

6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Baltic

Language Translations for "Baltic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

Balties. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

baltik. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏بلطي. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

балтийско. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

波儿地克, 巴爾 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

baltský. (various references)

   

Danish

  

baltiske stater (Baltic States), Baltiske Råd (Baltic Council), Baltic Futures Exchange (Baltic exchange, Baltic future exchange), skovfyr (Baltic redwood, red deal, red fir, Scots pine, yellow deal), Rådet af Østersøstater (Council of Baltic Sea States), Oestersoeen (Baltic Sea), Konventionen om fiskeri og bevaring af de levende rigdomskilder i Østersøen og Bælterne (Convention of Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, Gdansk Convention), Konvention om fiskeri og bevaring af de levende rigdomskilder i Østersøen og Bælterne (Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts), klitsiv (baltic rush), fennoskandiske randzone (Baltic shield, Fennoscandia), Aktion til beskyttelse af miljøet i kystområderne ved og kystfarvandene i Det Irske Hav,Nordsøen,Østersøen og den nordøstlige del af Atlanterhavet (Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean(Nor th S ea special p rogramme of a ction), NORSPA, North Sea, Specific action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea), Østersøen (Baltic Sea), Østersø (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Baltische Zee. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

Balto, balta. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Baltic future exchange (Baltic exchange, Baltic future exchange), Baltic exchange (Baltic exchange, Baltic future exchange), Baltian maat (the Baltic countries), silakka (Baltic herring), petäjä (Baltic redwood, red deal, red fir, Scots pine, yellow deal), metsämänty (Baltic redwood, red deal, red fir, Scots pine, yellow deal), merivihvilä (baltic rush), mänty (pine, pine-tree, redwood, Scotch fir), Itämeri (the Baltic), Itämerenmaat (the Baltic countries), honka (pine), haili (Baltic herring). (various references)

   

French

  

balte. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

Eastsee (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

German

  

baltisch. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βαλτική. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

balti. (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

Eystrasalt (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Baltico (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

バベルの塔 (balalaika, balance, balance of power, balance sheet, balcony, ballade, ballast, balloon, balun, barber's clippers, Barcelona, baritone, barium, barracks, barreled wine, barricade, barrier, Barriquand et Marre, bawm bawm, Brahman, bulk carrier, bulk line, bulk storage, bulky, bulky sweater, impediment removal, Tower of Babel, value, value analysis, value engineering, variable condensor, variant, variation, variety, variety show, variety store, varistor, vulcanized fiber, vulcanized rubber). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

バルト . (various references)

   

Manx

  

Baltagh. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

Østersjøen (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alticbay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

Báltico (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

балтийский. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

baltički. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

báltico (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

baltisk. (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

Dagat Báltikó (Baltic Sea). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

baltık dilleriyle ilgili, baltık. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Baltic

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Juncus balticus Willd., Pinus sylvestris. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Baltic

Derivations

Words ending with "Baltic": cobaltic. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Baltic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Altick, Balducci, balic, Balick, Baljit, Balri, Balta, Baltacha, Baltaci, Baltay, baltek, Balthis, balti, Baltica, Baltus, Bamtik, Bantwick, Bastica, Batac, Beltir, Belvik, Bilic, Bitci. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Baltic"

Words rhyming with "Baltic" (pronounced 'Bal"tic'): Absolutistic, Acatalectic, Acataleptic, Acephalocystic, Acetic, Acherontic, Acroteleutic, Adiaphoristic, Agrestic, Albinistic, Altruistic, Amnestic, Amphiblastic, Amyloplastic, Anacamptic, Anacathartic, Anachronistic, Anaclastic, Anaglyptic, Analectic, Analeptic, Anamnestic, Anapestic, Anaplastic, Anapodeictic, Anastaltic, Anatreptic, Animistic, Annalistic, Antapoplectic, Antarctic, Antephialtic, Antepileptic, Anthelmintic, Antiapoplectic, Anticlastic, Antiephialtic, Antiepileptic, Antigalastic, Antiorgastic, Antiperistaltic, Antiplastic, Antiscorbutic, Antispastic, Antonomastic, Antorgastic, Aoristic, Aortic, Aphlogistic, Aphotic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Baltic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-l-t"

-1 letter: tical.

-2 letters: alit, bail, bait, blat, clit, laic, lati, tail, talc, tali.

-3 letters: act, ail, ait, alb, alt, bal, bat, bit, cab, cat, lab, lac, lat, lib, lit, tab, tic, til.

-4 letters: ab, ai, al, at, ba, bi, it, la, li, ta, ti.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-i-l-t"
 

+1 letter: albitic, backlit, citable, cubital.

 

+2 letters: backlist, balletic, basaltic, biacetyl, biotical, bucktail, cabalist, celibate, citeable, cobaltic, tailback.

 

+3 letters: albinotic, antiblack, backlight, backlists, bacterial, ballistic, biacetyls, bicipital, bicoastal, blacklist, blacktail, botanical, bucktails, cabalists, cabriolet, calibrate, cantabile, catabolic, celibates, cobaltine, cobaltite, cogitable, cymbalist, excitable, lubricant, lubricate, metabolic, stickball, tailbacks.

 

+4 letters: abacterial, actability, actionable, actionably, albinistic, alphabetic, backlights, backlisted, ballistics, bicultural, bilocation, bimetallic, binucleate, bioethical, birthplace, blacklists, blacksmith, blacktails, blastodisc, blatancies, botanicals, cabalistic, cabriolets, calibrated, calibrates, calibrator, capability, catabolism, catabolite, catabolize, charitable, charitably, clofibrate, cobaltines, cobaltites, compatible, compatibly, creditable, creditably, cultivable, curability, cutability, cymbalists, emblematic, epiblastic, extricable, fabulistic, indictable, injectable, lubricants, lubricated, lubricates, lubricator, noticeable, noticeably, orbiculate, sabbatical, stickballs, subdialect, switchable, ultrabasic, umbilicate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art 		9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency 		13. Cities
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern 		17. Translations: Ancient
18. Abbreviations
19. Acronyms
20. Derivations 		21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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