Proper noun
Baltics
(geography) The Baltic states; the Baltic region.
Synonym: Baltic
He intends to use a V-2 rocket fitted with an experimental biological warhead, launching it from his base near Katamarunde in the Baltics. Source: Internet
Consequently, Jews from countries outside the Baltics were shipped there to be exterminated. Source: Internet
During Peter the Great 's rule Russia gained control over much of the Baltics from Sweden in the Great Northern War at the beginning of the 18th century, but left the German nobility in control. Source: Internet
In 1752 a rigorous quarantine clause was introduced into an act regulating the Levantine trade; and various arbitrary orders were issued during the next twenty years to meet the supposed danger of infection from the Baltics. Source: Internet
American commandos in Europe concluded one of their largest combat drills since the end of the Cold War on Friday, quietly bringing firepower to the Baltics as an example of the expanding U.S. special operations mission on the Continent. Source: Internet
All three ministers agreed that they would like to see US troops based more permanently in the Baltics, alongside their British, Canadian and German allies. Source: Internet