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Noun Concept
Categories: Former countries, Independence, Sovereignty, Types of countries, Geopolitics
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buffer state  buffer country  Buffer colony  buffer countries  buffer republic
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A small neutral state between two rival powers WordNet 3.0
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A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers. Wikipedia
A country separating two rival or hostile powers, thought to prevent conflict between them Wikipedia Disambiguation
country located between two other mutually hostile countries Wikidata
A nation lying between potentially hostile nations. Wiktionary
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