cordon sanitaire
[French kawr-dawn sa-nee-ter]
- a line around a quarantined area guarded to prevent the spread of a disease by restricting passage into or out of the area.
- a group of neighboring, generally neutral states forming a geographical barrier between two states having aggressive military or ideological aims against each other.
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Origin of cordon sanitaire
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cordon sanitaire
- a guarded line serving to cut off an infected area
- a line of buffer states, esp when protecting a nation from infiltration or attack
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Word Origin for cordon sanitaire
C19: literally: sanitary line
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cordon sanitaire
(kôr-dôɴ′ sä-nē-târ′)- A barrier designed to prevent a disease or other undesirable condition from spreading.
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