randstat

== Swedish == === Etymology === rand (“edge, border”) +‎ stat, used since 1918, cognate with German Randstaat === Noun === randstat c a border state, a buffer state ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== randstatsidé ==== See also ==== randfolk === References === “randstat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “randstat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)