CORDON SANITAIRE


Meaning of CORDON SANITAIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kȯr-ˌdōⁿ-sä-nē-ˈter ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, sanitary cordon (quarantine line)

Date: 1920

: a protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (as an ideology)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.