British Empire vs British East Africa

British Empire and British East Africa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
British Empire	Yes	No	No	No
British East Africa	Yes	No	No	No

British Empire (noun)	British East Africa (noun)
a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana, British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand	the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar