narco-stateEnglishOxford New American Dictionarynarco-state /ˈnärkōˌstāt, ˈnɑrkoʊˌsteɪt / ▸ noun a state whose economy is dependent on the trade in illegal drugs: he turned his nation into a narco-state by giving drug cartels free rein to produce and ship cocaine. – ORIGIN 1970s : from narco- + state.