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% SOMALIA African country (7) (7) Mirror Quick May 15, 2026
4% TOGO African country (4) (4) Mirror Quick May 9, 2026
4% MALAWI African country (6) The Times Sunday Concise May 3, 2026
3% GNU African antelope (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
3% ADDISABABA African capital city whose name means "new flower" (10) The Times Specialist Sunday May 31, 2026
3% HER Old what's-___-name (3)
3% PUFFADDER African viper (9) Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026
3% SAVANNA African grassland (7) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026
3% DIKDIK Large-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name (6) New York Times May 21, 2026
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