Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 . 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 IRIAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRIAN Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5)
7% IRIANJAYA Netherlands New Guinea became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5,4) (9)
6% GOTOUT Became known (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 22, 2025
5% NEE Once known as (3) USA Today Jun 18, 2025
4% WENTBY Was known as (6) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
4% REVEAL Make known (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
4% SPAIN Country known for tapas (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
4% ONLY "If ___ I had known!" (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
4% TOKYO City once known as Edo (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Aug 30, 2025
4% FAMILIAR Well-known (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 26, 2025
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