cordon sanitaire

Ukrainian translation: санітарний кордон

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07:55 Feb 14, 2021
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: cordon sanitaire
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
(n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas.

Example sentence(s):
  • But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. TIME
  • In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. The New Yorker
  • The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. The New Yorker
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Ukrainian translation:санітарний кордон
Definition:
Санітарний кордон, або ж Лімітрофний бар'єр — у геополітиці вживається як термін, що означає систему держав, об'єднаних для створення бар'єру між державами, взаємодія яких являє загрозу для інших.
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санітарний кордон


Definition from Wikipedia:
Санітарний кордон, або ж Лімітрофний бар'єр — у геополітиці вживається як термін, що означає систему держав, об'єднаних для створення бар'єру між державами, взаємодія яких являє загрозу для інших.

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Yuliia Behen (nee Herus)
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