Proper noun
Italian East Africa
(historical) An Italian colony created in 1936 with the merger of Italian Eritrea, Italian Somaliland and the Ethiopian Empire.
Despite the pounding the BEF took in France, a handful of divisions conquered Italian East Africa and routed Italy's North African armies. Source: Internet
Eritrea was chosen by the Italian government to be the industrial center of Italian East Africa. Source: Internet
In Africa and Asia Italian East Africa was an Italian colony existing from 1936 to 1943. Source: Internet