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narcostate

narcostate noun: a state that is heavily involved in the trafficking or production of illegal drugs.

Noun

narcostate (plural narcostates)

  1. A state that is heavily involved in the trafficking or production of illegal drugs.
    • But it is time to deprive drug lords, organized crime and narcostates of the huge, tax-free profits realized from illicit drug use in our society.2009 February 28, “Legalize drugs to cut violence”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2009

Forms of narcostate

pluralnarcostates
alternative formnarco-state

Origin of narcostate

From narco- + state.

Questions about narcostate

What does narcostate mean?
Narcostate means a state that is heavily involved in the trafficking or production of illegal drugs.
What part of speech is narcostate?
Narcostate is a noun.
What is the plural of narcostate?
The plural of narcostate is narcostates.

Words near narcostate in the dictionary

  1. narcosed
  2. narcoses
  3. narcosing
  4. narcosis
  5. narcossism
  6. narcostate
  7. narcostates
  8. narcosub
  9. narcosubmarine
  10. narcosubmarines
  11. narcosubmersible

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