Baltic language

/ˌbɔltɪk ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Definitions of Baltic language
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Baltic
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    types:
    Old Prussian
    a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
    Lithuanian
    the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
    Latvian, Lettish
    the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
    type of:
    Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic
    a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
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