The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PAPUA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2013.
Historical name for New Guinea crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| PAPUA | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Historical name for New Guinea
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- west irian
 - irian
 - papua
 - australia
 - australasia
 - ben
 - cameroon
 - east cape
 - finland
 - moluccas
 - rascal
 - hampshire
 
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