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Balt

noun \ˈbȯlt\

Definition of BALT

:  a native or inhabitant of Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia
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Origin of BALT

Medieval Latin Balthae Balts
First Known Use: 1937

Rhymes with BALT

fault, gault, halt, malt, Olt, salt, smalt, vault, volt

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