2. the first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode. 3. (in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern. strophá¸ turning, twist, strophe, n. derivative of strephein strÃ©phein to, turn]. Twist see: Also. Drama see: Also. verse
adj. 1. Of or relating to the Baltic Sea, the Baltic States, or a Baltic-speaking people. 2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that contains Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
A country of north-central Europe west of Russia, bordering on the Baltic Sea. Settled before the 1st century ad, it was held successively between the 13th and 18th centuries by the Danes, German Livonian Knights, Swedes, and Russians. Estonia became an independent republic in 1918 but was annexed by the USSR in 1940.