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imperial

/ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/noun, adjective4 syllables

Imperial means: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.

Synonyms for imperial7

noun, as in a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III

imperial beard

adjective, as in belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

also used for imperial

in old money

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What does imperial mean?6

adjective

1

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler“golden age of imperial splendor”

2

relating to or associated with an empire“imperial colony”

3

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

4

befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress“imperial palace”

noun

1

a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III

2

a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with imperial?7

three syllables

four syllables

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five syllables

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Imperial in a sentence

  • In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon.Zifre
  • Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.eastasiastudent
  • I still have to mentally do the conversion from metric into imperial.bobking12
  • Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder.jmfcomo
  • The Reichstag building was constructed in imperial style in the nineteenth century.Ioan_Cristian
  • To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.perry
  • Totila twice defeats the Imperial generals, and retrieves the fortune of the Ostrogoths.Cangarejo
  • The royal family lives in the Imperial Palace.madhatter5

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Forms of imperial

as a noun

plural
imperials