Which country dropped the word Western from its name in 1997? (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAMOA Which country dropped the word Western from its name in 1997? (5) (5)
8% GUINEA Word in the name of four countries (6) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
7% LIL Word rapper Bow Wow dropped from his stage name (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
7% ALSO Word of inclusion that anagrams to a country name (4) The Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
7% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
7% UNO Card game in which its name gets shouted (3) The Telegraph Mini Sep 27, 2025
7% WOLFRAM Name for tungsten from which its chemical symbol derives (7) The Times Specialist Sep 1, 2025
7% SPAIN Western European country (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
7% VICHY French city from which a soup gets its name (5) New York Times Aug 17, 2025
6% REELSOFF Easily names every country, e.g. (8) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
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