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Baltic vs Dorse - What's the difference?

baltic | dorse |

As an adjective Baltic

is of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.

As a proper noun Baltic

is the Baltic language family.

As a noun dorse is

the Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

baltic

English

(wikipedia Baltic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the .
  • * 1994 , S. C. Rowell, Lithuania Ascending , page 9:
    • The Teutonic Knights were newly established in the Baltic region, where they owed their first possessions to Mazovian policy.
  • Of or pertaining to any of the .
  • * 1918 , Charles E. Bennett, New Latin Grammar :
    • The Baltic division of the group embraces the Lithuanian and Lettic .
  • Of or pertaining to the Balts]] (the Baltic [[people, peoples).

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • the Baltic language family
  • the
  • the
  • the areas on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea
  • * (rfdate), (Thomas Malthus), Importation of Foreign Corn :
    • It appears from the evidence, that the corn from the Baltic is often very heavily taxed, and that this tax is generally raised in proportion to our necessities.
  • the Baltic Sea.
  • * 1906 , Robert Barr, A Rock in the Baltic :
    • Well, you see, I was temporarily in command of the cruiser coming down the Baltic , and passing an island rock a few miles away, I thought it would be a good opportunity to test a new gun that had been put aboard when we left England.
  • A village in Ohio
  • A city in South Dakota

    • Derived terms

    * * * * * Balto-Slavic

    See also

    * Fennoscandia, Fennoscandian * Scandinavia, Scandinavian * Svecofennian * Sveconorwegian * Karelia, Karelian, Korelian * Belmorian * Kola * Archean * Estonia, Estonian * Latvia, Latvian * Lettic * Latgalian * Lithuania, Lithuanian * Samogitian * Prussia, Prussian, Old Prussian, New Prussian * Galindan * Sudovian, Yotvingian, Yatvingian, Jatvingian * Curonia, Curonian * Selonian * Semigallian * Livonia *

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    dorse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias ), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The back of a book.
  • * Wood
    • Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses .
    (Webster 1913) ----