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Baltic states
Baltic states the countries of Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania , bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporation in 1940 into the USSR. They regained their independence in Sept., 1991, and virtually all ... Read more
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.163,000 sq mi (422,170 sq km), including the Kattegat strait, its northwestern extension. The Øresund, Store Bælt, and Lille Bælt connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits, which lead to the North Sea; the Kiel Canal, a... Read more
Svir
Svir , river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NW European Russia, flowing W from Lake Onega into Lake Ladoga. It is part of the Volga-Baltic Waterway . There are hydroelectric stations at Svirstroy and Podporozhye. ... Read more
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell 1777-1844, Scottish poet. He is best known for his war poems "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." Among his other volumes of poetry are The Pleasure of Hope (1799), Gertrude of Wyoming (1809); and Theodric (1824). ... Read more
Kiel Canal
Kiel Canal artificial waterway, 61 mi (98 km) long, in Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany, connecting the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. At sea level, the canal extends from Kiel on the Baltic to Brunsbüttelkoog at the mouth of the Elbe River. Locks at each end of the canal minimize tidal v... Read more
Neva
Neva , river, 46 mi (74 km) long, NW European Russia, connecting Lake Ladoga with the Gulf of Finland, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg is situated in its delta. The Neva is connected by canal systems with the Volga River and with the White Sea. ... Read more
Flensburg
Flensburg , city (1994 pop. 87,990), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, on the Flensburg Fjord, an arm of the Baltic Sea, at the Danish border. It is Germany's northernmost city. An active Baltic port and commercial center, it has shipyards, metal works, rum distilleries, smoked-fish plants, and paper f... Read more
Courland
Courland or Kurland , Latvian Kurzeme, historic region and former duchy, in Latvia, between the Baltic Sea and the Western Dvina River. It is an agricultural and wooded lowland. Jelgava (Ger. Mitau ), the historic capital, and Liepaja (Ger. Libau ) and Ventspils (Ger. Windau ), the Baltic s... Read more
Latvian
Latvian or Lettish , a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages ). The mother tongue of close to 3 million persons living chiefly in Latvia, Latvian first became that country's official language in 1918, the year in which Latvian ... Read more
Lithuanian
Lithuanian , a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages ). The official language of Lithuania since 1918, Lithuanian is spoken by approximately 3 million people there and by an additional half-million elsewhere in the world, chiefly i... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Baltic"

Baltic Fleet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History BALTIC FLEET The Baltic Fleet, which controls the Kronstadt and Baltiysk naval bases, is...fleets. While the Baltiysk naval base is located on Kaliningrad's Baltic Sea coast to the west, the Kronstadt base is situated on Kotlin Island...
Baltic Nations
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BALTIC NATIONS BALTIC NATIONS. The Baltic nations (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) are now seen as a unit, although they were not so historically. While Latvian, Lithuanian, and Prussian (a language that became extinct around 1700) are counted...
Baltic States
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Baltic States. The history of the three Baltic States (See Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania ) followed a...starting in 1944. In 1939 the independent sovereign status of the Baltic States had been established and confirmed by international...
Baltic languages
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baltic languages a subfamily of the Indo-European...The Indo-European subfamily to which the Baltic languages appear to be closest is the Slavic. Because of this, some linguists regard Baltic and Slavic as branches of a single Balto...
Baltic Sea operations
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Baltic Sea operations. The German bombardment...September 1939 was the first act of war in the Baltic and one of the first of the Polish campaign...forces quickly overwhelmed the small Polish Baltic Navy of fifteen warships, though some managed...
Baltic Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baltic Sea arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.163...lt, and Lille Bælt connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits...direct connection with the North Sea. The Baltic Sea is connected with the White Sea by the...
Baltic and North Seas
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BALTIC AND NORTH SEAS BALTIC AND NORTH SEAS. Many of the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas are inhospitable and make for hard traveling. It was not easy to travel along the mountainous shores of the Norwegian fjords or the Scottish firths...
Baltic states
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baltic states the countries of Estonia , Latvia...bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent...with the Scandinavian rather than with the Baltic states. See also Baltic provinces .
Baltic provinces
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baltic provinces historic regions of Courland , Livonia...Ingermanland bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. They were conquered by Russia from Sweden...and Lithuania were established in 1918. See also Baltic states .
Baltic Shield
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baltic Shield the continental core of Europe...along the edges. The exposed portion of the Baltic Shield is found in Finland, Sweden, and...Russian Platform is that portion of the Baltic Shield buried beneath a great thickness...

Dictionary entries related to "Baltic"

Baltic Council
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Baltic Council A successor organization to the Baltic Entente , which had been created on 12 September 1934 to foster solidarity between the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in the face of...
Baltic
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...ltik / • adj. 1. of or relating to the Baltic Sea or the region surrounding it. 2. denoting, belonging...Latvian, and Old Prussian. • n. 1. ( the Baltic ) the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States. 2. the Baltic languages...
Baltic Exchange
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Baltic Exchange an association of companies, based...cargo. The name comes from Virginia and Baltic , one of many coffee houses where shipowners...much of the trade. In April 1992, the Baltic Exchange building in London was seriously...
Acado-Baltic Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Acado-Baltic Province See ATLANTIC PROVINCE .
Baltic Entente
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Baltic Entente (1934) A mutual defence pact between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Soon after World War I there were negotiations...
Lithuania
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Lithuania A Baltic state which was linked to Poland for four...the German-speaking area around the Baltic town of Memel (Klaipéda...1944. In marked contrast to the other Baltic States (Latvia and Estonia), the absence...
Sweden
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Its island-fringed coasts are on the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat, the channel to...conifers. Parallel rivers fall to the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Bothnia) in rapids and...state. Swedish VIKINGS were active in the Baltic area, and also ventured into Russia and...
Seven Years War of the North
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...expansionist aims of Denmark and Sweden in the Baltic and became entangled with the contemporary...Denmark's grip on the entrance to the Baltic remained unbroken, but Sweden retained...contest for the dominion of the whole Baltic was not resolved until the NORTHERN WAR...
Finland
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Finland (Finnish Suomi ) A Baltic country, sometimes considered part...xC5;land islands, thrusts into the Baltic Sea. Finland's 60,000 lakes are...of Swedish-Russian rivalry in the Baltic area. In 1556 Gustavus Vasa made Finland...
Heifitz, Iosif
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...d, + co-sc) 1936 Deputat Baltiki (Baltic Deputy ) (co-d, + co-sc) 1940 Chlen...first collaboration to gain prominence was Baltic Deputy, a landmark film of "socialist...Petrograd Soviet by the sailors of the Baltic fleet. It contains both humour and humanistic...

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Baltic Sea Region to Develop via Integration, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 10/12/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...competitiveness are the two main priorities for Baltic Sea region development, Uffe Ellemann...Danish foreign minister and the chairman of Baltic Development Forum said as his concluding remarks at the 6th Baltic Development Summit. The summit took place...
Baltic Resources and PhosCan Chemical Finalize Arrangement Agreement; Shareholder Meetings Scheduled for March 4, 2008.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 2/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...1, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Baltic Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BLR...Arrangement. Pursuant to the Arrangement, Baltic and PhosCan will combine their interest...interest. Pursuant to the Arrangement, Baltic will also transfer to its newly formed...
BALTIC STATES A MILITARY BUFFER FOR SOVIETS.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/20/1990; 700+ words ; ...political and economic reasons to hang on to the Baltic states, but there are also important military...secretary of defense between 1977 and 1981. The Baltic Fleet depends on bases in the Baltic states and "their air defense is very dependent...
Baltic Nations
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 7/13/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. She told the Baltic states that they still have a good chance...nations. ANDY BOWERS, NPR REPORTER: Baltic leaders breathed a little easier after...today to drive the point home, urging the Baltic people to keep their hopes alive. MADELEINE...
Baltic wields axe among top staff; Senior jobs have been sacrificed to make Gateshead's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art less top heavy, as David Whetstone reports.
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 6/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...David Whetstone ASTAFF reorganisation at Baltic has seen the departure of Andrew Lovett...staff positions are being advertised. A Baltic spokeswoman said the moves represented...payroll. Mr Worsdale, who was appointed as Baltic's fourth director last August, said...
The Baltic States and the Great Powers: Foreign Relations, 1938-1940.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; In the Baltic States and the Gmat Pomrs the author quotes...balefully than ever a generation later. In the Baltic the three nations of Estonia, Latvia...historiographical picture, however, the Baltic region has been granted a lower profile...
The Baltic and the Outbreak of the Second World War.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; In the Baltic States and the Gmat Pomrs the author quotes...balefully than ever a generation later. In the Baltic the three nations of Estonia, Latvia...historiographical picture, however, the Baltic region has been granted a lower profile...
The Baltic Transformed: Complexity Theory and European Security.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Demokratizatsiya; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...320 pp. $28.95 textbook. In The Baltic Transformed, Walter C. Clemens Jr...an exhaustive empirical overview of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania...freest in the world. In late 2002, the Baltic countries' economies ranked among the...
OMX: New Baltic Indexes Launched.
Business Wire; 12/4/2006; 700+ words ; ...Sweden -- Today, OMX (STO:OMX) introduces the new Baltic index family, which includes the Baltic All-share, Benchmark, Tradable and Sector indexes. The launch of the Baltic indexes marks another milestone in the creation of a truly...
Baltic Russians Accept Secession;Ethnic Minorities Dismiss Soviet Call to Resist Independence Drive
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/24/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...to block independence movements in the Baltic republics, it is counting on support...young, ethnic Russian policeman in this Baltic city. But in subzero weather recently...building here, one of the centers of the Baltic rebellion. "I am defending independence...