Baltic shield
noun
also called scandinavian shield.. the wide area of ancient rock in scandinavia see shield (sense 7)
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of, near, or on the baltic sea. of or relating to the baltic states. of or relating to a group of languages, as latvian, lithuanian, and old prussian, that const-tute a branch of the indo-european family. the baltic branch of the indo-european family of languages. contemporary examples a stint in the baltics, where he learned […]
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