Superior may refer to: *

Superior (hierarchy) In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another (a "subordinate" or "inferior"), and thus closer to the Apex (geometry), apex. In business, superiors are peopl ...

, something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind

Places

Superior (proposed U.S. state) The State of Superior (or State of Ontonagon) is a proposed " 51st state" that would be created by the secession of the Upper Peninsula from the rest of Michigan, named for adjacent Lake Superior. Some proposals would also incorporate territory f ...

, an unsuccessful proposal for the

Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. – is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by t ...

to form a separate state *

Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...

, the largest of the North American Great Lakes, Canada, United States

United Kingdom

Rickinghall Superior Rickinghall Superior is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It covers the eastern part of the village of Rickinghall, and also the hamlets of Candle Street and Allwood Green. The estimated population of this civil p ...

, England

United States

Superior, Arizona Superior (Western Apache: Yooʼ Łigai) is a town in Pinal County, Arizona. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town is 2,407. Superior was founded as a mining town for the Silver King and the later Magma mines; silver was mined ...

Superior, Colorado Superior is a statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, with a small, uninhabited segment of land area extending into Jefferson County. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city was 13,094. History Superior's hi ...

Superior, Indiana Superior is an unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana, Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Geography Superior is located at . References

Unincorporated comm ...

Superior, Iowa Superior is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 132 at the time of the 2020 census. History Superior began its historic existence in 1882 when the railroad was built through the neighborhood. Geography Superior i ...

Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan Superior Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. The federally recognized Bay Mills Indian Community has part of its land base reservation in Superior Township, ...

Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan Superior Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,058 at the 2010 census. Communities * Dixboro is an unincorporated community located within the township at . Dixboro was ...

Superior, Montana Superior is a town in, and the county seat of, Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 830 at the 2020 census. History Superior was named after its founders' hometown of Superior, Wisconsin in 1869. The post office was establi ...

Superior, Nebraska Superior is a city in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city population was 1,957. Superior bills itself as the "Victorian Capital of Nebraska", and holds a ...

Superior, West Virginia Superior is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Superior is located on U.S. Route 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northe ...

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, a city *

Superior (town), Wisconsin The Town of Superior is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. The Village of Superior is located within the town. The City of Superior is located immediately north and adjacent to bo ...

, a town adjacent to the city *

Superior (village), Wisconsin The Village of Superior is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Superior and is located immediately south of and adjacent to the City of S ...

, a village adjacent to the city *

Superior, Wyoming Superior is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 336 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the c ...

Superior (RTA Rapid Transit station) Superior is a station on the RTA Red Line in East Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on Superior Avenue (U.S. Route 6) at the intersection of Emily Street, approximately 1½ blocks west of Euclid Avenue (U.S. Route 20). A small parking lot is locat ...

, a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio * Superior Bay, a bay between Minnesota and Wisconsin * Superior Falls, a waterfall between Michigan and Wisconsin

Religious titles

*An

abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The fem ...

prior Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be l ...

Superior general A superior general or general superior is the leader or head of a religious institute in the Catholic Church and some other Christian denominations. The superior general usually holds supreme executive authority in the religious community, while t ...

, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation * Provincial superior, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregations

Entertainment

Superior (band) Superior was a German progressive metal band, founded in 1992, and disbanded in 2007. Their style was described as something very similar to Dream Theater, but there were also many big differences between them. Lineup *Michael Tangermann – voca ...

, a progressive metal band from Germany *"Superior", a song by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas from ''

The Best Day Ever ''The Best Day Ever'' is the fourth soundtrack by the voice cast members of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Written by Tom Kenny and musician and producer Andy Paley, it features musical cameos by Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone, Flaco Jiménez, and othe ...

'' * ''Superior'' (album), a 2008 album by Tim Christensen * ''Superior'' (manga), a 2009 Manga created by Ichtys * ''Superior'' (comics), a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu

Business

Standard Superior The Standard Superior was an automobile, produced from 1933 to 1935 by '' Standard Fahrzeugfabrik'' of Ludwigsburg, Germany, founded by motorcycle maker Wilhelm Gutbrod and unrelated to the Standard Motor Company of England. These small cars we ...

, a German automobile brand built in the 1920s *

Superior (bus manufacturer) Superior Industries was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Brendale, Brisbane. History Superior Industries were a builder of truck and ambulance bodies in Virginia that in 1966 diversified into bus bodybuilding. In the late 1960s a large number ...

, an Australian manufacturer of buses *

Superior Coach Company Superior Coach was a coachbuilder in the American automotive industry. Founded in 1909 as the Garford Motor Truck Company, Superior is best known for constructing bodies for professional cars (hearses) and school buses. Following major downtur ...

, a former manufacturer of school buses and that currently builds hearses * Superior Helicopter, a heavy lift helicopter operator of Glendale, Oregon *

Superior Industries Superior Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturing company headquartered in Morris, Minnesota. The company engineers, manufactures, sells and supports dry bulk processing and handling equipment and components. In 2008, Superior acquired Westm ...

, a conveyor manufacturer based in Morris, Minnesota *

Superior Oil Company Superior Oil Company was an American oil company founded in 1921 in Coalinga, California, by William Myron Keck, Superior Oil began as a drilling contracting firm and grew into the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. In 1930 the com ...

, defunct American oil company, now part of ExxonMobil *

Superior Software Superior Software Ltd (also known as Superior Interactive) is a video game publisher. It was one of the main publishers for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in the 1980s and early 1990s. It currently releases games for Microsoft Windows ...

, a video game publisher *

Superior Airways Superior Airways is a chartered air service based in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada at the Red Lake Airport in the town of Cochenour. History Established in 2003, ''Superior Airways'' has been serving Northwestern Ontario by flying cargo, fisherman ...

, a chartered air service based in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada

Other uses

* Superior: The Return of Race Science, a book (2019) by

Angela Saini Angela Saini (born in London, 1980) is a British science journalist, broadcaster and the author of books, of which the fourth, ''The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality'', was published in 2023. Saini has worked as a reporter and presenter fo ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior The Diocese of Superior ( la, Dioecesis Superiorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, ...

, Wisconsin * Superior multimineral process, a shale oil extraction technology developed by Superior Oil Company *Superior as an

anatomical term of location Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...

*Superior as a description of the relative position of a flower's

ovary The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...

* ''Superior'' (schooner), an 1816 schooner that operated on the Great Lakes *

Superior (potato) Superior is a white-skinned, white-fleshed, mid-season potato variety. It was released by the University of Wisconsin potato breeding program in 1962, and is not under plant variety protection. It is a progeny of a cross between 'B96-56' and 'M59 ...

, a mid-season potato variety *

Neil Superior Neil Allen Caricofe (April 6, 1963 – August 23, 1996), better known by the ring name Neil Superior, was an American professional wrestler and trainer. A mainstay on the East Coast of the United States, East Coast and Mid-Atlantic United States, ...

(born 1963), American professional wrestler

Superiority

Superiority may refer to: *

Air superiority Aerial supremacy (also air superiority) is the degree to which a side in a conflict holds control of air power over opposing forces. There are levels of control of the air in aerial warfare. Control of the air is the aerial equivalent of c ...

, the dominance of one military's airborne forces over another in any given conflict *

Superiority complex Superiority complex is a term coined by Alfred Adler in the early 1900s, as part of his school of individual psychology. A superiority complex is a defense mechanism that develops over time to help a person cope with feelings of inferiority. Indiv ...

, psychological condition * "Superiority" (short story), a 1951 book by Arthur C. Clarke