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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
narco-state is a noun meaning "an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent". It carries one recorded sense.
an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
“this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for narco-state come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.