Country name from 1971-97 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Country name from 1971-97 . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZAIRE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZAIRE Country name from 1971-97 (5)
86% FORMOSA Old country name from the Portuguese for "beautiful" (7)
14% GUINEA Word in the name of four countries (6) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
13% REELSOFF Easily names every country, e.g. (8) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
13% DEPORT Expel from a country (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 31, 2025
13% ALSO Word of inclusion that anagrams to a country name (4) The Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
13% SAMOA Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
13% SHANIA First name in country (6) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
12% CLUB Country __ (4) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
12% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
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