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4 definitions • 8 examples
1
belonging
or
relating
to an
empire
or the person or
country
that
rules
it:
Examples:
Imperial
China
Britain's imperial
past
the Imperial
palace
imperial
grandeur
2
The imperial
system
of measurement
uses
units
such as
inches
,
miles
, and
pints
:
Examples:
Imperial
units
have in many
cases
been
replaced
by
metric
ones
in
Britain
.
3
relating
to a
government
or
country
that
controls
or
rules
other
countries
:
Examples:
imperial
expansion
of
American
power
the imperial
tradition
of
Britain
4
used to
describe
a
UK
system
of measurement that
uses
units
such as
inches
,
ounces
, and
pints
:
Examples:
Suppliers
will be told to change
labels
to imperial and
metric
on pre-packed
foods
.
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