Imperial

Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an Empire, Emperor, or the concept of Imperialism.

Imperial may also refer to:

Places

Imperial is also the name of several places:

Past Imperial Countries

• Great Britain
• Russia
• Germany
• Austria
• China
• Imperial Japan

In Canada

• Imperial, Saskatchewan

In the United States

• Imperial, Missouri
• Imperial, Nebraska
• Imperial, Pennsylvania
• Imperial, California
• Imperial County, California
• Imperial Valley

Institutions and Edifices

• Imperial College London, a prestigious British university
• Imperial Theater, the name of several theatres
• Imperial Palace, the name of several buildings
• Hotel Imperial, a famous hotel in Vienna, Austria
• The Imperial a famous hotel in New Delhi, built in 1931
• Imperial Hotel, Ltd., a company that operates hotels in Japan
• Imperial Oil Limited, a Canadian oil company
• Imperial 400 Motels, a now-defunct North American chain

Standards and Types

• Imperial unit, the measurement unit used in the Commonwealth of Nations countries
• Imperial staircase a type of stairs
• Imperial Examination, the Civil Service examination for the Empire of China
• The color purple, often called imperial (eg. "imperial dye"); originating from the color of the Emperor's robe in Ancient Rome ("wearing the purple").

Things and Products

• Imperial (automobile), the Chrysler Corporation's luxury brand between 1955 and 1975.
• Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler's luxury model of car
• Imperial (car) three separate British makes of car
• Imperial Margarine, a popular margarine made by Unilever and sold in Canada since the 1950s
• Imperial beer is a beer brewed in Costa Rica
• Imperial is a Scotch whisky brand
• Imperial Records, is the name of at least three different record labels
• Imperial (passenger train), a jointly operated Southern Pacific–Rock Island passenger train which ran from Chicago, IL, to Los Angeles, CA
• Mint Imperial, a small near-spherical mint-flavoured confectionery in England

Animals and plants

• Eastern Imperial Eagle and Spanish Imperial Eagle, two birds of prey
• Crown Imperial, a flowering plant
• Imperial stag, having 14 points on its antlers

Other

• Imperials, gospel music vocal group
• Little Anthony and the Imperials, American doo-wop vocal group
• Imperial Presidency, a term to describe the presidency of the United States and the President's aides
• Imperial Party, a minor British political party
• Imperial, in Star Wars, refers to the Galactic Empire and later the Imperial Remnant
• Imperial (Elder Scrolls), a fictional race in The Elder Scrolls series of video games
• Imperial: An old-fashioned card game (for two players), similar to Piquet; also: certain melds in this game.
• Imperial: a small, pointed beard on the lower lip and chin.