HyperDic: narco-state

English > 1 sense of the word narco-state:
NOUNlocationnarco-statean area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
English > narco-state: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent.
Example"this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day"
Broadergeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth

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