The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ADEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Former British protectorate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADEN | 43 % | 4 |
| UGANDA | 29 % | 6 |
| OMAN | 14 % | 4 |
| TONGA | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Former British protectorate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aden
- uganda
- tonga
- oman
- british somaliland
- northern territories
- brunei
- botswana
- togoland
- sabah
- zambia
- buganda
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADEN
- "... __ of thieves" (Matt. 21:13)
- Arabian gulf
- Capital of Yemen
- Gulf north of Somalia
- Mideast gulf
- Mideastern gulf
- Yemen capital
- Yemen port
- Yemeni port
- Arabian Sea gulf
More clues leading to the result UGANDA
- Entebbe's land
- Neighbor of Sudan
- Kenya's neighbor
- Country bordering Lake Victoria
- Former British protectorate
- Its capital is Kampala
- It borders Lake Victoria
- Sudan neighbor
- Nile basin country
- Amin's domain, once
More clues leading to the result OMAN
- Arabian sultanate
- Mideast gulf
- Muscat's locale
- Muscat's sultanate
- Saudi Arabia neighbor
- Arabian Peninsula kingdom
- Arabian land
- Country on the Arabian Sea
- Formerly Muscat
- Persian Gulf sultanate