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  • 121Waimea Canyon State Park — Waimea Canyon is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kauaokinai in the Hawaiian Islands. The canyon was formed by a deep incision of the Waimea River arising from… …

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  • 122Intermediate state — Intermediate In ter*me di*ate, a. [Pref. inter + mediate: cf. F. interm[ e]diat.] 1. Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or …

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  • 123Reuss (state) — Imperial County of Reuss Reichsgrafschaft Reuß State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) ← …

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  • 124Franklin Mountains State Park — Infobox protected area | name = Franklin Mountains State Park iucn category = caption = locator x = locator y = location = El Paso County, Texas nearest city = El Paso lat degrees = 31 lat minutes = 54 lat seconds = 02 lat direction = N long… …

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  • 125Anza-Borrego Desert State Park — ▪ park, California, United States       large desert recreational area in southern California, U.S., lying east of San Diego, south of Palm Springs, and west of the Salton Sea. Encompassing more than 935 square miles (2,420 square km) of the… …

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  • 126buffer state — noun Date: 1883 a usually neutral state lying between two larger potentially rival powers …

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  • 127buffer state — buff′er state n. gov a nation lying between larger and potentially hostile nations • Etymology: 1880–85 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128buffer state — /ˈbʌfə steɪt/ (say bufuh stayt) noun a smaller state or zone lying between potentially hostile larger states. Also, buffer zone …