1) State in Africa 2) Ethiopia 3) Ethiopia, formerly 4) Ethiopia, once 5) Former name for ethiopia 6) Home of a certain cat breed 7) Land invaded by italy, 1935 8) Whence some cats 9) Where some cats came from 10) Yaltopya Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/abyssinia
[battle honour] Abyssinia is a battle honour awarded to units of the British Indian Army and the British Army which participated in the 1868 campaign to free Europeans held hostage in Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia) by Emperor Tewodros II (known at that time to the British as Theodore). The success of the expedition led to the award of th... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinia_(battle_honour)
(from the article `eastern Africa, history of`) The Christians retreated into what may be called Abyssinia, an easily defensible, socially cohesive unit that included mostly Christian, ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/9