Abyssinia is a historical name for the Ethiopian Empire. Abyssinia may also refer to: Arts and media Abyssinia, a theatrical show by Bert Williams Abyssinia (musical), a show first staged in 1987 "Abyssinia", a song by the Patti Smith Group on Radio Ethiopia "Abyssinia, Henry", an episode of the television series M*A*S*H Languages Abyssinian languages, family of languages spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan People Abyssinian peoples, ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier used to refer to Ethiopians and Eritreans Places Abyssinia Lines, a neighbourhood of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia, the former Eastern Catholic missionary Vessels HMS Abyssinia (1870), a British armoured ship SS Abyssinia, an 1870 Canadian Pacific steamship Other uses Abyssinia (battle honour) Abyssinia Creek, The Pilbara, Western Australia See also Abyssinian (disambiguation) Habash (disambiguation) Habishi (disambiguation) History of Ethiopia