buffer state

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noun

a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations.

Origin of buffer state

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby buffer state

buffalo wing, buffcoat, buffe, buffel grass, buffer, buffer state, buffer stock, buffer value, buffer zone, buffet, buffet car

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Example sentences from the Web for buffer state

The “buffer-state” of modern diplomacy is of the same ineffectual type.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
She sketches out a letter to be written to the lady who is at present a buffer-state between the dried man and the parched women.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
Clearly it was not to Russia's interest to weaken the only buffer-state that remained between her and the Empire of the West.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose
From that date to the 'Forty-five, Carlisle's history is mainly that of a kind of "buffer-state" between the two kingdoms.
In the Border Country|W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett

Do you believe that Russia merely covets the buffer-state Afghanistan, or do its intentions go further?
The Coming Conquest of England|August Niemann

British Dictionary definitions for buffer state

buffer state

noun

a small neutral state between two rival powers

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单词	buffer state
释义	buffer state SEE SYNONYMS FOR buffer state ON THESAURUS.COM noun a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations. Origin of buffer state First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby buffer state buffalo wing, buffcoat, buffe, buffel grass, buffer, buffer state, buffer stock, buffer value, buffer zone, buffet, buffet car Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buffer state The “buffer-state” of modern diplomacy is of the same ineffectual type. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various She sketches out a letter to be written to the lady who is at present a buffer-state between the dried man and the parched women. Somehow Good\|William de Morgan Clearly it was not to Russia's interest to weaken the only buffer-state that remained between her and the Empire of the West. The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)\|John Holland Rose From that date to the 'Forty-five, Carlisle's history is mainly that of a kind of "buffer-state" between the two kingdoms. In the Border Country\|W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett Do you believe that Russia merely covets the buffer-state Afghanistan, or do its intentions go further? The Coming Conquest of England\|August Niemann British Dictionary definitions for buffer state buffer state noun a small neutral state between two rival powers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to buffer state dependency, protectorate
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buffer state

noun

Origin of buffer state

Words nearby buffer state

Example sentences from the Web for buffer state

British Dictionary definitions for buffer state

noun

Words related to buffer state