buffer state
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Pufferstaat
A nation lying between potentially hostile nationsA nation lying between potentially hostile nations.
» During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.
Während des Großen Spiels war Afghanistan ein Pufferstaat.
Meaning
1 sensesA nation lying between potentially hostile nations.
Pufferstaat
More definitions
- a small neutral state between two rival powers
Examples
1 sentencesDuring the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.
deWährend des Großen Spiels war Afghanistan ein Pufferstaat.
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Forms
plural: buffer states| Singular | buffer state |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small neutral state between two rival powers:buffer country