Imperial

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

Places

Imperial is also the name of several places:

in Canada

• • Imperial, Saskatchewan

in the United States

• • Imperial, Missouri
  • Imperial, Nebraska
  • Imperial, Pennsylvania

• • Imperial County, California
  • Imperial Valley

Institutions and Edifices

• Imperial is a shorthand name for Imperial College London, a prestigious science-based university in Britain consistently ranked in the top 3, along with Oxford and Cambridge, in the UK by many university league tables.
• Imperial Theater is the name of several theatres.
• Imperial Palace is the name of several buildings.
• The Hotel Imperial is the most exclusive and expensive hotel in Vienna, Austria.
• Imperial Hotel, Ltd. is a company that operates hotels in Japan.

Standards and Types

• Imperial units are the measurement units that were generally used in the British Commonwealth countries in the past.
• Imperial staircases have a central first flight of stairs reaching a landing and then dividing into two flights which go up to the next floor by running in the opposite direction to the first flight, usually along the walls of the room.
• The Imperial Examination was the Civil Service examination for the Empire of China

Things and Products

• Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury brand between 1955 and 1975 (and briefly in 1981-1983). Before 1955, the Chrysler Imperial was the company's most prestigious model.
• Imperial beer is a popular beer brewed in Costa Rica.

Animals and plants

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

Other

• Imperial Presidency
• "Imperial" is the name of the small beard grown from the lower lip that doesn't extend past the chin. American Heritage Dictionary
• The Imperial Party is a minor British Political Party.
• In England and possibly other countries, there is a type of sweet called a "mint imperial" which is a small spherical mint-flavoured confectionary.