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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Imperial, CA (city, FIPS 36280)
    Location: 32.84051 N, 115.57103 W
    Population (1990): 4113 (1372 housing units)
    Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 92251
  Imperial, MO (CDP, FIPS 34354)
    Location: 38.36773 N, 90.37222 W
    Population (1990): 4156 (1564 housing units)
    Area: 14.0 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
  Imperial, NE (city, FIPS 23690)
    Location: 40.51623 N, 101.63761 W
    Population (1990): 2007 (870 housing units)
    Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 69033
  Imperial, PA
    Zip code(s): 15126
  Imperial, TX
    Zip code(s): 79743

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
     imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
     sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
        imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The last
              That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
        who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. ``The imperial
        democracy of Athens.'' --Mitford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
              With an imperial voice.               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
              These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
              of battle.                            --E. Everett.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
        paper; imperial tea, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
        etc.
  
     Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
        German empire.
  
     Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
        no head but the emperor.
  
     Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
        empire.
  
     Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
  
     Imperial eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See Eagle.
  
     Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
  
     Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
        
  
     Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
        the British Parliament.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
        called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
        decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of
        drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
        dollars. --McElrath.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
        other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor
        details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several
        combinations of cards which score in this game.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n.
     A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor details,
     and in having a trump; also, any one of several combinations
     of cards which score in this game.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
     imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
     sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
        imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
  
              The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
        who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. ``The imperial
        democracy of Athens.'' --Mitford.
  
              Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an
              imperial voice.                       --Shak.
  
              To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These
              are imperial arts, and worthy thee.   --Dryden.
  
              He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
              of battle.                            --E. Everett.
  
     3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
        paper; imperial tea, etc.
  
     Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
        etc.
  
     Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
        German empire.
  
     Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
        no head but the emperor.
  
     Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
        empire.
  
     Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
  
     Imperial eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See Eagle.
  
     Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
  
     Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
        
  
     Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
        the British Parliament.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
     1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
        called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
  
     2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.
  
     3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.
  
     4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
        decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of
        drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
  
     5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
        dollars. --McElrath.
  
     6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
        other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  imperial
       adj 1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony";
              "the imperial gallon was standardized legally
              throughout the British Empire"
       2: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial
          palace"
       3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of
          imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire";
          "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a
          stag's head" [syn: majestic, purple, regal, royal]
       n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: imperial
            beard]
       2: a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Ισπανικά a.
     αυτοκρατορικός
     Πορτογαλικά a.
     αυτοκρατορικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Catalan a.
     (l en imperial)
     Galician a.
     (l en imperial)
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en imperial Imperial); related to or being of an empire or its
  ruler.
     2 befitting or appropriate for someone of (l en imperial) rank;
  superb.
     3 unsurpassed, unmatched; lacking an equal or equivalent.
     Romanian a.
     (l en imperial)
     Spanish a.
     (l en imperial)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Imperial
     Tagalog n.
     (surname tl from=Spanish)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     a.
     1 Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
     2 Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
     3 very grand or fine.
     4 Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
     n.
     1 A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid,
  eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
     2 (lb en paper printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22
  inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
     3 (lb en card games uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in
  some minor details, and in having a trump.
     4 (lb en card games countable) Any of several combinations of cards
  which score in this game.
     5 A crown imperial.
     6 A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon
  III).
     7 A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
     8 (lb en historical) An outside seat on a diligence or carriage.
     9 (lb en countable uncountable) A variety of green tea.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Imperial
     a.
     (lb en history) (clipping of en Imperial Japanese) (19th c.)
     n.
     A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters,
  equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
     n.
     1 (place en city co/Imperial County s/California c/US).
     2 (place en city/county seat co/Chase County s/Nebraska c/US).
     3 (place en town p/Saskatchewan c/Canada).
     4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial%20College%20London.
     5 (place en census-designated place s/Pennsylvania c/US).
     6 (place en census-designated place s/Texas c/US).
     7 (place en unincorporated community s/Virginia c/US).
     8 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia c/US).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Catalan a.
     (l en imperial)
     Galician a.
     (l en imperial)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en imperial)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Portugal regional) draft beer
     Spanish a.
     (l en imperial)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Imperial
     a.
     (lb en history) (clipping of en Imperial Japanese) (19th c.)
     n.
     A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters,
  equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
     n.
     1 (place en city co/Imperial County s/California c/US).
     2 (place en city/county seat co/Chase County s/Nebraska c/US).
     3 (place en town p/Saskatchewan c/Canada).
     4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial%20College%20London.
     5 (place en census-designated place s/Pennsylvania c/US).
     6 (place en census-designated place s/Texas c/US).
     7 (place en unincorporated community s/Virginia c/US).
     8 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia c/US).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Catalan a.
     (l en imperial)
     Galician a.
     (l en imperial)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en imperial)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Portugal regional) draft beer

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Imperial
     a.
     (lb en history) (clipping of en Imperial Japanese) (19th c.)
     n.
     A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters,
  equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
     n.
     1 (place en city co/Imperial County s/California c/US).
     2 (place en city/county seat co/Chase County s/Nebraska c/US).
     3 (place en town p/Saskatchewan c/Canada).
     4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial%20College%20London.
     5 (place en census-designated place s/Pennsylvania c/US).
     6 (place en census-designated place s/Texas c/US).
     7 (place en unincorporated community s/Virginia c/US).
     8 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia c/US).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Espanja a.
     keisarillinen, imperiumin-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imperial
     Katalanska a.
     kejserlig
     Portugisiska a.
     kejserlig

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  imperial /ɨmpˈɛrjal/ 
  imperial (measure)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/
  الإمبراطور

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  1. висш, върхо́вен
  of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence
  2. импе́рски, ца́рски
  related to an empire
  3. англи́йски, брита́нски, импе́рски
  related to the British measurement system
  4. вели́чествен, великоле́пен
  very grand or fine

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  císařský

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  imperiální

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  říšský

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  cisařský

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  ymerodrol

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/
  kaiserlich

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  1. majesteettinen
  of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence
  2. keisarillinen
  related to an empire
  3. brittiläinen, keisarillinen
  related to the British measurement system
  4. mahtava, majesteettinen
  very grand or fine

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  1. शाही, प्रतापी
        "The imperial army supressed the rebellion."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/
  carski, format papira, imperijalni, vladarski

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/
  1. méltóságteljes
  2. kocsitetôre szerelhetô utazóláda
  3. birodalmi
  4. alsó ajak alatti kis szakáll
  5. magasztos
  6. felséges
  7. nagy formátumú nyomdai papír
  8. fenséges
  9. jézuspapír
  10. császári
  11. kocsitetô ülésekkel
  12. brit birodalmi
  13. egyesült-királyságbeli
  14. nagyszerû
  15. kocsitetô pogyásztartóval
  16. tízrubeles cári aranyérme

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  imperial
  related to an empire

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  天皇, 皇帝
  related to an empire

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  keiserlig
  related to an empire

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  imperial /ɪmˈpɪərɪəl/ 
   1.  imperialny
   2.  cesarski
   3.  [system miar]  anglosaski

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/ 
  imperial

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  imperial //ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl// 
  1. förnäm, kunglig, majestätisk
  of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence
  2. kejserlig
  related to an empire
  3. brittisk, imperiell
  related to the British measurement system
  4. majestätisk, mäktig, storslagen
  very grand or fine

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]


  imperial /ɪmpˈiəɹiəl/
  1. imparatora veya imparatorluga ait
  2. imparatora yakışır, şahane
  3. ingiliz ölçü standartlanna uygun
  4. keçi sakalı
  5. çok büyük herhangi bir şey. imperial gallon ingiliz galonu (4546 cm3) imperially  imparatora yakışır şekilde.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]


  imperial
  imperial

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]


  imperial 
  imperial

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]


  imperial 
  imperial

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]


  imperial 
  imperial

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]


  imperial 
  imperial

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]


  imperial 
  imperial

From português-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:por-fra ]


  imperial /ˌimpɨɾiˈɑl/ 
  impérial

From português-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:por-spa ]


  imperial /ˌimpɨɾiˈɑl/ 
  imperial

From português-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:por-spa ]


  imperial /ˌimpɨɾiˈɑl/ 
  caña

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:spa-ast ]


  imperial /ˌimpeɾjˈal/
  imperial

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:spa-ast ]


  imperial /ˌimpeɾjˈal/
  imperial

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 : [ freedict:spa-deu ]


  imperial /ˌimpeɾjˈal/ 
  1. Kaiser-
  2. kaiserlich

From IPA:de : [ IPA:de ]

/ʔɪmpeɾial/

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəɫ/

From IPA:es_ES : [ IPA:es_ES ]

/impeɾjal/

From IPA:es_MX : [ IPA:es_MX ]

/impeɾjal/

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) : [ gazetteer2k-counties ]


  Imperial -- U.S. County in California
     Population (2000):    142361
     Housing Units (2000): 43891
     Land area (2000):     4174.732434 sq. miles (10812.506906 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    306.998053 sq. miles (795.121274 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4481.730487 sq. miles (11607.628180 sq. km)
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             32.963098 N, 115.487593 W
     Headwords:
      Imperial
      Imperial, CA
      Imperial County
      Imperial County, CA