buffer state

English

Noun

buffer state (plural buffer states)

1. (geopolitics) A nation lying between potentially hostile nations.

Translations

nation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 緩衝國／缓冲国 (zh) (huǎnchōngguó), 缓冲国 (zh) (huǎnchōngguó)

• Dutch: bufferstaat (nl) m
• Finnish: puskurivaltio (fi)
• French: État tampon (fr)
• German: Pufferstaat (de) m
• Hebrew: מְדִינַת חַיִץ f
• Swedish: buffertstat (sv) c