GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "independent sultanate and former British protectorate in northwestern Borneo divided into two noncontiguous parts, both of which border on the South China Sea" Crossword Clue

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GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "independent sultanate and former British protectorate in northwestern Borneo divided into two noncontiguous parts, both of which border on the South China Sea" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROTECTORATE (noun)
1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
GEOGRAPHICAL (adjective)
1. determined by geography
2. of or relating to the science of geography

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