buffer state en · NOUN
Meanings
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A nation lying between potentially hostile nations.
The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.
1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buffer states | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
th รัฐกันชน (nation) · sv buffertstat (nation) · cmn 缓冲国 (nation) · he מְדִינַת חַיִץ (nation) · fr État tampon (nation) · de Pufferstaat (nation) · fi puskurivaltio (nation) · cmn 緩衝國 /缓冲国 (nation) · nl bufferstaat (nation)