Imperial is that which relates to an

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 ...

emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( ...

, or

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 powe ...

. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:

Places

United States

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Imperial, Texas *

Imperial, West Virginia Imperial is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographe ...

* Imperial, Virginia *

Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat is El Centro. Imperial is th ...

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, California *

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

Imperial (Madrid) Imperial is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela Arganzuela is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. Geography Position Arganzuela is located in central-southern Madrid, se ...

, an administrative neighborhood in Spain *

Imperial, Saskatchewan Imperial is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The town is located along Saskatchewan Highway 2. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Imperial had a population of living in of its to ...

, a town in Canada

Buildings

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 *

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 *

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 Palac ...

* Imperial Towers, a group of lighthouses on Lake Huron, Canada *

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

* ''

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 Sumatr ...

'' 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 * Coac ...

* 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 dra ...

* 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'' ...

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 wit ...

, 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, several entities in the Galactic Empire (''Star Wars'') * Imperial (''Elder Scrolls''), a fictional race in ''The Elder Scrolls'' series of video games

Games

* ''Imperial'' (board game), a German-style board game by Mac Gerdts

Literature

* ''Imperial'' (book), a 2009 book by William T. Vollmann * ''Imperial'' (comics), a story arc from ''New X-Men''

Music

Groups and labels

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 *

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 *

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 * Imperial (band), an American metalcore band

Albums

* ''Imperial'' (Denzel Curry album), 2016 * ''Imperial'' (In Fear and Faith album), 2010 * ''Imperial'', by

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 ...

, 2003 * ''The Imperial'' (The Delines album), 2019 * ''The Imperial'' (Flipmode Squad album), 1998 * ''Imperial'', by

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 f ...

, 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 ...

'' * "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 ...

'' * "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 ...

Brands and enterprises

Beverages and foods

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, suc ...

, a Costa Rican brand of beer *

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

* Hotel Imperial, a hotel in Vienna, Austria *

Imperial Hotel (disambiguation) Imperial Hotel or Hotel Imperial may refer to: Hotels Australia * Imperial Hotel, Ravenswood, Queensland * Imperial Hotel, York, Western Australia Austria * Hotel Imperial, Vienna India * The Imperial, New Delhi Ireland * Imperial Hotel, ...

* The Imperial, New Delhi, a hotel in India

Transportation

Chrysler Imperial The Chrysler Imperial, introduced in 1926, was Chrysler (division), Chrysler's top-of-the-line vehicle for much of its history. Models were produced with the Chrysler name until 1954, after which it became Imperial (automobile), a standalone bra ...

, a car built 1926–1954 and after 1990 *

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 ...

, a marque used by Chrysler 1955–1983 *

Imperial (British automobile) Imperial was the name used for three separate makes of British car. Imperial (Manchester) 1901-1906 Imperial Autocar Manufacturing company was based in Manchester, England. Two cars were introduced in 1901 with either a 3.5 hp 2 cylind ...

, three separate British makes of car * ''Imperial'' (SP train), a night train of the Rock Island Rail Road and the Southern Pacific * ''

Imperial Limited The ''Imperial Limited'' was the Canadian Pacific Railway's premier passenger train across Canada between Montreal, Quebec and Vancouver, British Columbia. It began operation June 18, 1899, seven days a week as a seasonal service supplementing the ...

'', a night train of the Canadian Pacific Railway *

Imperial Air Cargo Imperial Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa that operated domestic overnight express cargo services. History The airline started operations on 1 August 2006. It was owned by Imperial Holdings (70%) and Comair (3 ...

, a South African cargo airline * Imperial Airlines, a United States commuter airline * Imperial Airport, an airport in Saskatchewan, Canada * Imperial Automobile Company, an American automaker 1908–1916

Other brands and enterprises

Imperial Bank Limited Imperial Bank Limited commonly known as Imperial Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the forty-three commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and ...

, a commercial bank in Kenya *

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 o ...

, a Canadian company *

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 com ...

, a London theatre company *

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. ...

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 Mo ...

, a British multinational company *

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

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 *

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 *

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

Government and politics

Indian Civil Service (British India) The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million p ...

, a British rule in India

Sports

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, ...

, a Brazilian esports organization *

Imperials Football Club The Imperials Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. Formed in 1892, the club competed in the West Australian Junior Football Association for three seasons from 1892 to 1894, and was admitted ...

, a defunct Australian rules football club *

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

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 eme ...

(born 1987), Filipina news reporter, communication researcher and beauty queen *

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 ''"T ...

(born 1998), Filipina actress and model * Carlos Eduardo Imperial (1935–1992), Brazilian actor, filmmaker, presenter, songwriter and music producer *

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 *

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 *

Francisco Imperial Francisco Imperial (died between 1403 and 1409) was a Genoa, Genoese poet who lived in Seville and wrote lyric poetry, lyric and allegorical poetry in Spanish around the turn of the 15th century. All of his preserved poetry can be found in the Ca ...

, 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. I ...

, 22 x 30 inches * Imperial, a wine bottle nomenclature for a one-gallon bottle size * Imperial purple, a reddish-purple natural dye *

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 th ...

, a measurement system used in the UK and Commonwealth of Nations