buffer state

noun

Meaning

(geopolitics) A nation lying between potentially hostile nations.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

buffer country(English)pseudo-state(English)pseudostate(English)semistate(English)parastate(English)state within a state(English)statelet(English)nation state(English)

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Sources

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