Meaning

5 senses

  1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

    kaiserlich

    импе́рскийimpérskij, импера́торскийimperátorskij, ца́рскийcárskij

    імпе́рськийimpérsʹkyj, імпера́торськийimperátorsʹkyj, ца́рськийcársʹkyj

    befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress

  2. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

    imperial, zöllig

    брита́нскийbritánskij, импе́рскийimpérskij

    of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures

  3. Very grand or fine.

    великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj, вели́чественныйvelíčestvennyj

  4. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

    ца́рскийcárskij, короле́вскийkorolévskij

  5. Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)

    Imperial pale ale, Imperial IPA, Imperial pilsner, Imperial milk stout, Imperial lager, Imperial mead

Examples

29 sentences

  1. I took him to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

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  2. Meet me at the lobby of the Imperial Hotel at 6:30 p.m.

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  3. To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.

    Щоб змінити одиниці виміру з метричних на британські або навпаки, необхідно натиснути на кнопку «меню». — deniko

    ruЧтобы изменить единицы измерения с метрических на британские или наоборот, необходимо нажать на кнопку «меню». — Inego

    deUm die Einheiten vom metrischen ins angloamerikanische Maßsystem und umgekehrt zu ändern, muss der ‚Menü‘-Button geklickt werden. — slomox

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  4. The Supreme Court is located near the Imperial Palace.

    Верховний Суд розташований бiля Iмперського Палацу. — rmdas

    deDer Oberste Gerichtshof befindet sich in der Nähe des Kaiserpalastes. — xtofu80

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  5. In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
related to an empire:
Русский
By meaning 4
related to an empire:
related to the British measurement system:
very grand or fine:
of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
related to an empire:
related to the British measurement system:

Origin

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the emp

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.

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Forms

more imperial, most imperial
Comparativemore imperial Lesson
Superlativemost imperial Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
in old money
Close in meaning

Word family

36 related words
RelatedemperorB1empireB1empressimperious
Derivedextraimperialimperial boomerangimperial circleimperial cultimperial cypherimperial decreeimperial diseaseimperial drillimperial examinationimperial gallonimperialismimperialistimperialisticimperialityimperializationimperializeimperial jadeimperial knightimperiallyimperial mothimperialnessimperial pintimperial-royalimperial shag

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
imperfectimperfectionimperfectlyimperialismimperialistimpermeable
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