empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
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emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
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imperialism
Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power (economic and ...
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
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Imperial, California
Imperial is a city in Imperial County, California, north of El Centro.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,758. It is part of the El Centro metropolitan area. In 2016, Imperial was the fourth fastest-growing city in the st ...
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Imperial, Missouri
Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2020 census, down from 4,709 in 2010. Originally known as West Kimmswick, Imperial is located south of downtown St. Louis. ...
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Imperial, Nebraska
Imperial is a city in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,071 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chase County.
History
The original town of Imperial was built on land homesteaded by Thomas Mercier and M.J. Good ...
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Imperial, Pennsylvania
Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The community was formerly part of the Imperial-Enlow CDP before splitting into two separate CDP's. The po ...
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Imperial, Texas
Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pecos County, Texas, United States. The population was 278 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Imperial is located at (31.271968, -102.695799). It is situated at the intersection of Farm Roads 11 and 105 ...
Imperial, Virginia
Imperial was an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appal ...
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Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a County (United States), county on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern Californi ...
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Imperial Valley
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, California
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Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the southernmost city in California and the West Coast of the United States. It is in the South Bay area ...
Elsewhere
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Imperial (Madrid)
Imperial is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of ap ...
Imperial Apartments
The Imperial Apartments is a Renaissance style residential building at 1198 Pacific Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. They were designed by architect Montrose Morris for the developer Louis F. Seitz in 1892 ...
, a building in Brooklyn, New York
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Imperial City, Huế
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.
Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texa ...
, a palace in Huế, Vietnam
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Imperial Palace (disambiguation) Imperial Palace may refer to:
Palaces
*Tokyo Imperial Palace (Kōkyo), Tokyo, Japan
*Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan
* Imperial Palace of Goslar, Goslar, Germany
Hotels
*IP Casino Resort Spa, Biloxi, Mississippi; formerly the Imperial Palace B ...
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Imperial Towers
The Imperial Towers of Ontario were six of the earliest lighthouses built on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, all constructed primarily of stone, by the Province of Canada. The origin of the designation ''Imperial'' is not certain, but some histor ...
, a group of lighthouses on Lake Huron, Canada
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The Imperial (Mumbai)
The Imperial is a modernist style twin-tower residential skyscraper complex in the billionaires row of Mumbai, India. It was the tallest skyscraper in India from 2010 to 2019 when it was overtaken by Lodha The Park which again was overtaken ...
, a skyscraper apartment complex in India
Animals and plants
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Cheritra
''Cheritra'' is the genus of "typical" imperials, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.
Species
*''Cheritra aenea'' Semper, 1890 Philippines
*''Cheritra aenigma'' Cowan, 1967 Sumatra
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'' or imperial, a genus of butterfly
Architecture, design, and fashion
* Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
* Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment of a coach or carriage, especially a
stagecoach
A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
* Imperial, a style of
moustache
A moustache (; en-US, mustache, ) is a strip of facial hair grown above the upper lip. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history.
Etymology
The word "moustache" is French, and is derived from the Italian ''mustaccio'' ...
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Imperial staircase
An imperial staircase (sometimes erroneously known as a "double staircase") is the name given to a staircase with divided flights. Usually the first flight rises to a half-landing and then divides into two symmetrical flights both rising with ...
, a style of staircase
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
* Imperial, a megacorporation in
Mutant Chronicles
''Mutant Chronicles'' is a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, originally published in 1993. It has spawned a franchise of collectible card games, miniature wargames, video games, novels, comic books, and a film ...
Imperial Records
Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd. The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group.
Early years to ...
, an American record company
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Little Anthony and the Imperials
Little Anthony and the Imperials is an American rhythm and blues/soul vocal group from New York City founded by Clarence Collins in the 1950s and named in part for its lead singer, Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine, who was noted for his h ...
, an American doo-wop vocal group
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The Imperials
The Imperials are an American Christian music group that has been active for over 55 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There have been many ...
, a vocal group
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Imperial (band)
Imperial is an American metalcore band from Orlando, Florida. Their music is a mixture of modern metal, hardcore, and Black metal.
History
Imperial was formed by Dale Dupree, Josh Lightfoot, and Brandon Pangle as "The Red Letter", in Orlando, ...
Robin Guthrie
Robin Andrew Guthrie (born 4 January 1962) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, composer, record producer and audio engineer, best known as the co-founder of the alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has performed ...
Soen
Soen is a Swedish progressive metal supergroup. Their debut album '' Cognitive'' was released on 15 February 2012.
History
Initially formed in 2004, it was in May 2010 that the formation of Soen was announced. The original lineup consisted of ...
, 2021
Songs
* "Imperial", a song by HammerFall from the 2005 album '' Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken''
* "Imperial", a song by Momus from his 2016 album ''
Scobberlotchers
''Scobberlotchers'' is a 2016 album by Scottish musician Momus. It was released on 9 September 2016 by independent record label American Patchwork on CD and distributed by Darla Records.
Background
The album was recorded between June and Au ...
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* "Imperial", a song by Rah Digga from the 2000 album ''
Dirty Harriet
''Dirty Harriet'' is the debut album by American hip hop recording artist Rah Digga. It was released via Flipmode/ Elektra in 2000. The album went on to sell over 311,000 units in the United States. The album reached number 18 on the ''Billboar ...
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* "Imperial", a song by Strapping Young Lad from the 2005 album ''
Alien
Alien primarily refers to:
* Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country
** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
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Brands and enterprises
Beverages and foods
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Imperial (beer)
''Imperial'' (Cerveza Imperial) is a Costa Rican brand of beer, manufactured by the Florida Ice & Farm Company (FIFCO). Imperial, a lager, was first produced by the Ortega brewery in 1924. It has various spin-offs of the original Imperial, such ...
, a Costa Rican brand of beer
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Imperial margarine
Imperial is a brand of margarine or spread, depending on the country, previously distributed by Unilever and currently marketed by Upfield. It is best remembered for television commercials in which a person who recently ate something with Imperia ...
, a brand of margarine distributed by Unilever
* Mint imperial, a type of candy
Hotels
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Hotel Imperial
The Hotel Imperial, also known as The Imperial, is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria. It is located on the Vienna Ring Road (''Ringstraße'') at Kärntner Ring 16, in the Innere Stadt district.
Description
The Hotel Imperial's faça ...
The Imperial, New Delhi
The Imperial New Delhi is a historic luxury hotel opened in 1936 in New Delhi, India. It is located on Janpath, close to Rajiv Chowk. It was New Delhi's first grand hotel.Chrysler Imperial, a car built 1926–1954 and after 1990
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Imperial (automobile)
Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand from 1955 to 1975, and again from 1981 to 1983.
The Imperial name had been used since 1926, as a Chrysler luxury model, the Chrysler Imperial. However, in 1955, the company spun of ...
Imperial Airlines
Imperial Airlines was a United States commuter airline that operated from 1964 to 1986. Imperial served a number of cities in Southern California and for a brief period several cities in Arizona.
History
Imperial was founded as Visco Flying Se ...
, a United States commuter airline
* Imperial Airport, an airport in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Imperial Automobile Company
The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company.
History
Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork ...
Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil Limited (French: ''Compagnie Pétrolière Impériale Ltée'') is a Canadian petroleum company. It is Canada's second-biggest integrated oil company. It is majority owned by American oil company ExxonMobil with around 69.6 percent ...
, a Canadian company
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Imperial Productions
Imperial Productions (known until 2007 as Imperial Opera) is a theatre company based in London, England. It was founded in 1979 by members of the Operatic Society of Imperial College Union, from which it remains completely independent.
The comp ...
, a London theatre company
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Imperial Theater (disambiguation) Imperial Theater or Imperial Theatre may refer to: In Europe
* Imperial Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
* Imperial Theatre, at the former Royal Aquarium, London
* Imperial Theatres of Russian Empire, existed in Saint Petersburg and Moscow till 1917.
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Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Brands plc (formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc), is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, England. It is the world's fourth-largest international cigarette company measured by market share after Philip Mor ...
, a British multinational company
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Imperial Typewriter Company
The Imperial Typewriter Company was a British manufacturer of typewriters based in Leicester, England.
The company was founded by Hidalgo Moya, an American-Spanish engineer who lived in England. After first building the Moya typewriter, he set u ...
, a British manufacturer
Organizations
Education
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Imperial College London
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
, an English university
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Imperial Academy (Ethiopia)
The Imperial Academy was the national academy of Ethiopia, first established by the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts in 1942. It was tasked with preserving the "traditional genius" of the country; among other things, the native Ethiopic script ...
, the national academy of Ethiopia
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Imperial Valley College
Imperial Valley College is a public community college in Imperial County, California. It was founded in 1962 and enrolls around 7,000 students per year. In April 2022, Lennor M. Johnson, Ed.D., was appointed president of the college. The main cam ...
, an American community college in Imperial County, California
Imperial Esports
Imperial Esports, or simply Imperial, is a Brazilian professional esports organization. It is best known for its '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, which is made up of veteran players from the Brazilian scene, such as FalleN, fer, fnx, b ...
, a Brazilian esports organization
* Imperials Football Club, a defunct Australian rules football club
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Imperial Futebol Clube
Imperial Futebol Clube, commonly known as Imperial, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, ...
, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
People
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Athena Imperial
Athena Mae Duarte Imperial-Rodriguez (born 2 February 1987) is a Filipino news field reporter, communication researcher and beauty queen. She competed in the eleventh edition of the national Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant where she emer ...
(born 1987), Filipina news reporter, communication researcher and beauty queen
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Barbie Imperial
Barbara Concina Imperial (; born August 1, 1998) is a Filipino actress and model from Daraga, Albay. She is best known for her lead role in ''Araw Gabi''.
Career
In 2015, Imperial joined the '' Pinoy Big Brother: 737'' and was dubbed as ''"The ...
(born 1998), Filipina actress and model
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Carlos Eduardo Imperial
Carlos Eduardo da Corte Imperial (, November 24, 1935 – November 4, 1992), better known as Carlos Imperial, was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, television presenter, songwriter and music producer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Early life and ...
(1935–1992), Brazilian actor, filmmaker, presenter, songwriter and music producer
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Carlos R. Imperial
Carlos "Papay" del Rosario Imperial (July 15, 1930 – April 11, 2010) was a 2nd district representative of Albay in the Philippines. He was a member of the Imperial family, a prominent political family in the area.
Early life and career
Carlos ...
(1930–2010), Filipino politician
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Dino Imperial
Dino Ricardo Kilates (born April 9, 1988), known professionally as Dino Imperial, is a Filipino actor, Club MC, commercial model and radio disk jockey. He was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, ABS-CBN's Talen ...
(born 1988), Filipino actor, club MC, model and radio disk jockey
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Francisco Imperial
Francisco Imperial (died between 1403 and 1409) was a Genoese poet who lived in Seville and wrote lyric and allegorical poetry in Spanish around the turn of the 15th century. All of his preserved poetry can be found in the Cancionero de Baena ...
, 15th-century Genoese poet in Seville
Standards and types
* Imperial, a traditional
paper size
Paper size standards govern the size of sheets of paper used as writing paper, stationery, cards, and for some printed documents.
The ISO 216 standard, which includes the commonly used A4 size, is the international standard for paper size. ...
Imperial purple
Tyrian purple ( grc, πορφύρα ''porphúra''; la, purpura), also known as Phoenician red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon. It is ...
, a reddish-purple natural dye
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Imperial units
The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed thro ...
, a measurement system used in the UK and Commonwealth of Nations