Baltic

Riga's sea region

Baltic refers to the Baltic Sea, a body of water in northern Europe bordered by Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).

As an adjective, it describes things relating to this region: Baltic trade routes, Baltic languages.

In British slang, baltic means extremely cold: It's baltic out there.

languages

Latvian

Person from Riga's country

inflected · diphthongs · tones · cognates · Sanskrit · preservation · Finno-Ugric · Estonian · loanwords

history

Vikings

Medieval Scandinavian seafarers

medieval · Reformation · partition · Soviet · occupation · deportation · resistance · Napoleonic Wars · World War I · World War II

nations

Estonia

Northern Baltic republic

Riga · Tallinn · independence · restoration · post-Soviet · NATO · Eurozone · Singing Revolution

sea

brackish

Mildly salty water

hydrography · currents · tidal · waves · ecosystem · cod · herring · sprat · eutrophication · algal blooms

amber

fossilized

Mineralized organic remains

translucent · cognac · yellow · milky · inclusions · prehistoric · Amber Room · Kaliningrad · necklace · pendant

trade

merchant

One who sells wares

export · maritime · ports · freight · cargo · trade routes · customs · transit · timber · grain

climate

temperate

Mild, avoiding extremes

humidity · frost · snowfall · overcast · drizzle · conifers · deciduous · birch · pine · wetlands

culture

folklore

Inherited cultural narratives

dance · cuisine · costume · mythology · rituals · crafts · paganism · heritage · weaving · woodwork

region

coastline

Land-water boundary

Categories
Opposites
european sea regions

BalticMediterranean

Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia

Aegean · Adriatic · Southern European · Black Sea · Iberian

climate/temperature

Baltictropical

Of hot, humid regions

boiling · sweltering · Mediterranean · scorching · equatorial

geopolitical sphere

BalticMediterranean

Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia

Iberian · Balkan · Scandinavian · Western European · Atlantic

Phrases
Family

Baltic Sea, Baltics

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G