/ Dictionary / Index I Italian East Africa: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ital'ian East" Af'rica Pronunciation: [key] 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Italian corn salad Italian greyhound Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language