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buffer states

buffer states is the plural of buffer state.

Meaning of buffer state

Noun

buffer state (plural buffer states)

  1. A 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

Questions about buffer states

What is buffer states the plural of?
Buffer states is the plural of buffer state.

Words near buffer states in the dictionary

  1. buffer rodeo
  2. buffer rodeos
  3. buffer solution
  4. buffer solutions
  5. buffer state
  6. buffer states
  7. buffer stock
  8. buffer stocks
  9. buffer stop
  10. buffer stops
  11. buffer underrun

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