buffer state
buffer state
n.
A neutral state lying between two rival or potentially hostile states and serving to prevent conflict between them.
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buffer state
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a small neutral state between two rival powers
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buff′er state`
n.
a nation lying between larger and potentially hostile nations.
[1880–85]
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| Noun | 1. | buffer state - a small neutral state between two rival powers country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
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