Italian East Africa

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noun

a former Italian territory in E Africa, formed in 1936 by the merging of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland with newly conquered Ethiopia: taken by the British Imperial forces 1941.

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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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British Dictionary definitions for Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa

noun

a former Italian territory in E Africa, formed in 1936 from the possessions of Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Ethiopia: taken by British forces in 1941

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