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Balt
A historical label for a Baltic migrant or, more broadly in some postwar Australian use, a European refugee.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Balt” means a historical label for a Baltic migrant or, more broadly in some postwar Australian use, a European refugee.
Where it came from
The label belongs to Australia's postwar migration language and is historically documented.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established