buffer state
noun[C]
uk/ˈbʌf.ə ˌsteɪt/us/ˈbʌf.ɚ ˌsteɪt/apeacefulcountrybetween twolargercountries, thatreducesthechancesofwarbetween them
（处于两大国间、有助于缓解战争摩擦的）缓冲国International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- geopolitics
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- prefect
- the G8