- buffer state
- `buffer ,state noun counta country that is between two other countries that are enemies but is not involved in the argument or war between them
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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buffer state — buffer states N COUNT A buffer state is a peaceful country situated between two or more larger hostile countries. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union … English dictionary
Buffer state — A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to prevent conflict between them. Buffer states , when authentically independent, typically pursue a neutralist… … Wikipedia
buffer state — state that stands in between two enemy countries … English contemporary dictionary
buffer state — Synonyms and related words: ally, archduchy, archdukedom, barrier, body politic, brattice, buffer, bulkhead, bumper, captive nation, chieftaincy, chieftainry, city state, cloison, collision mat, colony, commonweal, commonwealth, country, county,… … Moby Thesaurus
buffer state — noun Date: 1883 a usually neutral state lying between two larger potentially rival powers … New Collegiate Dictionary
buffer state — a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
buffer state — noun a small neutral country situated between two larger hostile countries … English new terms dictionary
Buffer — can refer to: * Buffer state, a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them * Buffer zone, any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized *… … Wikipedia
Buffer zone — For the Karachi neighbourhood, see Buffer Zone, Karachi. This article is about buffer zones in general. For use relating to abortion, see Legal protection of access to abortion. Czechoslovak sign dating from the beginning of the 1980s, informing… … Wikipedia
buffer — buff|er1 [ˈbʌfə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(protection)¦ 2¦(railway)¦ 3 buffer zone 4 buffer state 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(person)¦ 7¦(for polishing)¦ 8 run into/hit the buffers ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5, 8; Date: 1800 1900; … Dictionary of contemporary English
