Meanings
nounbuffer state (plural buffer states)
plural buffer states
- geopoliticsA nation lying between potentially hostile nations.
The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.
1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 緩衝國 /缓冲国, 缓冲国
- 緩衝國 /缓冲国 (huǎnchōngguó)nation
- 缓冲国 (huǎnchōngguó)nation
Dutch bufferstaat
- bufferstaatnation
Finnish puskurivaltio
- puskurivaltionation
French État tampon
- État tamponnation
German Pufferstaat
- Pufferstaatnation
Hebrew מְדִינַת חַיִץ
- מְדִינַת חַיִץnation
Swedish buffertstat
- buffertstatnation
Thai รัฐกันชน
- รัฐกันชน (rát-gan-chon)nation
Cite this entry
APA
buffer state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20state
MLA
“buffer state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20state. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffer state,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20state.
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