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 ( e ...

, 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 and ...

. 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 ...

* Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas * Imperial, West Virginia * 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 the ...

* Imperial Valley, California * Imperial Beach, California

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, s ...

, an administrative neighborhood in Spain * Imperial, Saskatchewan, 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 189 ...

, a building in Brooklyn, New York * Imperial City, Huế, 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 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 * The Imperial (Mumbai), a skyscraper apartment complex in India

Animals and plants

* '' Cheritra'' 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' ...

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, an American record company * Little Anthony and the Imperials, an American doo-wop vocal group * The Imperials, 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, 2003 * ''The Imperial'' (The Delines album), 2019 * ''The Imperial'' (Flipmode Squad album), 1998 * ''Imperial'', by Soen, 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'' * "Imperial", a song by Rah Digga from the 2000 album '' Dirty Harriet'' * "Imperial", a song by Strapping Young Lad from the 2005 album '' Alien''

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, a brand of margarine distributed by Unilever * Mint imperial, a type of candy

Hotels

* Hotel Imperial, a hotel in Vienna, Austria * Imperial Hotel (disambiguation) * The Imperial, New Delhi, a hotel in India

Transportation

* Chrysler Imperial, a car built 1926–1954 and after 1990 * Imperial (automobile), a marque used by Chrysler 1955–1983 * Imperial (British automobile), 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, a South African cargo airline * Imperial Airlines, a United States commuter airline *

Imperial Airport Imperial Airport is located east of Imperial, Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan * List of defunct airports in Canada This is an alphabetical list of abandoned airports in Canada that were at one time impor ...

, an airport in Saskatchewan, Canada * Imperial Automobile Company, an American automaker 1908–1916

Other brands and enterprises

* Imperial Bank Limited, 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 ...

, a Canadian company * Imperial Productions, a London theatre company * Imperial Theater (disambiguation) * Imperial Tobacco, a British multinational company * Imperial Typewriter Company, 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 ...

, an English university * Imperial Academy (Ethiopia), the national academy of Ethiopia * Imperial Valley College, an American community college in Imperial County, California

Government and politics

* Indian Civil Service (British India), 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, b ...

, a Brazilian esports organization * Imperials Football Club, a defunct Australian rules football club * Imperial Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club

People

* Athena Imperial (born 1987), Filipina news reporter, communication researcher and beauty queen * Barbie Imperial (born 1998), Filipina actress and model * Carlos Eduardo Imperial (1935–1992), Brazilian actor, filmmaker, presenter, songwriter and music producer * Carlos R. Imperial (1930–2010), Filipino politician * Dino Imperial (born 1988), Filipino actor, club MC, model and radio disk jockey *

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, 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