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buffer state

–noun
a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations.

Origin:
1880–85
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buffer state  
n.  A neutral state lying between two rival or potentially hostile states and serving to prevent conflict between them.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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