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BUFFER STATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buffer state mean?
• BUFFER STATE (noun)
The noun BUFFER STATE has 1 sense:
1. a small neutral state between two rival powers
Familiarity information: BUFFER STATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small neutral state between two rival powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
buffer country; buffer state
Hypernyms ("buffer state" is a kind of...):
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