Imperial

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Template:Wiktionary Template:TOCright Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an Empire, Emperor, or the concept of Imperialism.

Imperial may also refer to:

Contents 1 Places 1.1 In Canada 1.2 In the United States 2 Institutions and Edifices 3 Standards and Types 4 Things and Products 5 Animals and plants 6 Other

Places

Imperial is also the name of several places:

In Canada

• Imperial, Saskatchewan

In the United States

• Imperial, Missouri
• Imperial, Nebraska
• Imperial, Pennsylvania
• Imperial, California
• Imperial County, California
• Imperial Valley

Institutions and Edifices

• Imperial College London, a college of the University of London
• Imperial Theater, the name of several theatres
• Imperial Palace, the name of several buildings
• Hotel Imperial, a famous hotel in Vienna, Austria
• The Imperial a famous hotel in New Delhi, built in 1931
• Imperial Hotel, Ltd., a company that operates hotels in Japan

Standards and Types

• Imperial unit, the measurement unit used in the Commonwealth of Nations countries
• Imperial staircase a type of stairs
• Imperial Examination, the Civil Service examination for the Empire of China
• The color purple, often called imperial (eg. "imperial dye"); originating from the color of the Emperor's robe in Ancient Rome ("wearing the purple").

Things and Products

• Imperial Margarine, a popular taste margarine made by Unilever and sold in Canada since the 1950s
• Imperial (automobile), the Chrysler Corporation's luxury brand between 1955 and 1975. Before 1955, the
• Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler's luxury brand car in the 1920s and 1930s
• Imperial beer is a popular beer brewed in Costa Rica
• Imperial is a Scotch whisky brand
• The Imperial- jointly operated Southern Pacific - Rock Island passenger train - Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA

Animals and plants

• Eastern Imperial Eagle and Spanish Imperial Eagle, two birds of prey
• Crown Imperial, a flowering plant

Other

• Imperial Presidency, a term to describe the presidency of the United States and the President's aides
• Imperial is the name of the small beard grown from the lower lip that doesn't extend past the chin
• Imperial Party, a minor British political party
• Mint Imperial, a small near-spherical mint-flavoured confectionary in England
• Imperial, in Star Wars, refers to the Galactic Empire and later the Imperial Remnant
• Imperial (Elder Scrolls), a fictional race in The Elder Scrolls series of video games

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