Old name of an African country Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old name of an African country . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABYSSINIA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABYSSINIA Old name of an African country (9)
4% SENEGAL West African country (7) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
4% MALI West African country (4) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
4% DRC African country (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
4% LIBYA African country (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 4, 2025
3% RHINO African charger (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2025
3% MALIAN Resident of a West African country, e.g. (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
3% DJIBOUTI More than half of this African country's population lives in the city of the same name (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% GRIPPE Old name for influenza (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% AZOTE Old name for nitrogen; at Zoe (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
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