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. General A superior generally ...

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

Places

* Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state *

Lake Superior Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. Lake Michigan–Huron has a larger combined surface area than Superior, but is normally considered tw ...

, the largest of the North American Great Lakes, Canada, United States and the second largest lake in the world.

United Kingdom

* Rickinghall Superior, England

United States

Superior, Arizona Superior (Western Apache language, Western Apache: Yooʼ Łigai) is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States, and is the oldest town in the county. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the tow ...

* Superior, Colorado * Superior, Indiana * Superior, Iowa * Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan * Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan * Superior, Montana * Superior, Nebraska * Superior, West Virginia *

Superior, Wisconsin Superior (; ) is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, the city l ...

, a city * Superior (town), Wisconsin, a town adjacent to the city * Superior (village), Wisconsin, a village adjacent to the city * Superior, Wyoming *

Superior (RTA Rapid Transit station) Superior station 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 parki ...

, 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 head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivale ...

prior The term prior may refer to: * Prior (ecclesiastical), the head of a priory (monastery) * Prior convictions, the life history and previous convictions of a suspect or defendant in a criminal case * Prior probability, in Bayesian statistics * Prio ...

Superior general A superior general or general superior is the leader or head of an 'order' of religious persons (nuns, priests, friars, etc) or, in other words, of a 'religious institute' in the Catholic Church, and in some other Christian denominations. The super ...

, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation *

Provincial superior A provincial superior is an officer of a religious institute (including religious orders) acting under the institute's Superior General. A provincial superior exercises general supervision over all the members of that institute in a territorial ...

, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregations

Entertainment

* Superior (band), a progressive metal band from Germany *"Superior", a song by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas from '' The Best Day Ever'' * ''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 * ''Superior'' (film), a 2021 drama film by Erin Vassilopoulos

Biology

Superior (anatomy) Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pr ...

, an anatomical term of relative location * Superior potato, a potato variety * ''Superior'' (gastropod), a genus of snails in the family

Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive Operculum (gastropod), operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (202 ...

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

ovary The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube/ oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries are end ...

Business

* Standard Superior, a German automobile brand built in the 1920s * Superior (bus manufacturer), an Australian manufacturer of buses * Superior Coach Company, a former manufacturer of school buses and that currently builds hearses * Superior Helicopter, a heavy lift helicopter operator of Glendale, Oregon * Superior Industries, a conveyor manufacturer based in Morris, Minnesota * Superior Oil Company, defunct American oil company, now part of ExxonMobil * Superior Software, a video game publisher * Superior Airways, a chartered air service based in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada

Other uses

* Superior: The Return of Race Science, a book (2019) by Angela Saini * Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin * Superior multimineral process, a shale oil extraction technology developed by Superior Oil Company * ''Superior'' (schooner), an 1816 schooner that operated on the Great Lakes * Neil Superior (born 1963), American professional wrestler

Superiority

Superiority may refer to: * Air superiority, the dominance of one military's airborne forces over another in any given conflict * Superiority complex, psychological condition * "Superiority" (short story), a 1951 book by Arthur C. Clarke