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 sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

, or imperialism. 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 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, West Virginia *

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 ...

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 m ...

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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), an administrative neighborhood in Spain * Imperial, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada

Buildings

* Imperial Apartments, 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 Palace B ...

* 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'' 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 * 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, 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''

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, such ...

, 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 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 ...

, 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) 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), three separate British makes of car * ''Imperial'' (SP train), a night train of the Rock Island Rail Road and the Southern Pacific * '' Imperial Limited'', a night train of the Canadian Pacific Railway * Imperial Air Cargo, a South African cargo airline *

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 *

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 ...

, an American automaker 1908–1916

Other brands and enterprises

* Imperial Bank Limited, a commercial bank in Kenya * Imperial Oil, a Canadian company * Imperial Productions, 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), a British rule in India

Sports

* Imperial Esports, a Brazilian esports organization * Imperials Football Club, a defunct Australian rules football club * Imperial Futebol Clube, 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 emer ...

(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 ''"The ...

(born 1998), Filipina actress and model *

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 * Carlos R. Imperial (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, 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 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 *

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