imperial
/ɪmˈpɪəriəl/adjective
उच्चारण इम्पिअरिअल
साम्राज्यिक; शाही
Core word
- 1
connected with an empire; connected with the system for measuring length, weight and volume using pounds, inches
साम्राज्यिक; शाही
- imperial rule
- imperial units
- The Mughal imperial court was famous for its grand gardens.
+ 3 more examples
- Pounds and ounces are imperial measures, not metric ones.
- Historians study the imperial policies of the British Empire in India.
- The old recipe gives quantities in imperial pints.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
imperial (adjective, before a noun)
Imperial describes anything connected with an empire or an emperor. It normally comes before the noun: imperial power, imperial court.
'Imperial' साम्राज्य या सम्राट से जुड़ी हर चीज़ का वर्णन करता है। यह प्रायः noun के पहले आता है।
- The imperial army marched across the plains.
- The Mughal imperial court was famous for its splendour.
the imperial system (of measurement)
In measurement, imperial means the older British system of inches, pounds and gallons, in contrast to the metric system.
माप के संदर्भ में 'imperial' का अर्थ है इंच, पाउंड और गैलन वाली पुरानी ब्रिटिश प्रणाली, जो metric system से भिन्न है।
- India moved from the imperial system to the metric system in the 1950s.
imperial vs imperious vs imperialist
Imperial = of an empire; imperious = arrogant and commanding; imperialist = a supporter of empire. Do not mix them up.
Imperial = साम्राज्य का; imperious = रोबीला और हुक्म चलाने वाला; imperialist = साम्राज्यवाद का समर्थक। इन्हें मिलाएँ नहीं।
- The imperialist policies of the empire ended with independence.
Imperial + proper name
In names it is capitalised: Imperial Delhi, the Imperial Library, Imperial Gazetteer.
नामों में इसका पहला अक्षर capital होता है: Imperial Library।
- The Imperial Library later became the National Library in Kolkata.
+Collocations 4
imperial + noun
powerpalacerulecourtarmyambition
- The imperial palace stood on a hill above the river.
adjective + imperial
formerMughalRomanRussianChinese
- The Mughal imperial tradition influenced art and architecture.
imperial + measures
gallonpoundinchmileouncepint
- A British pint is an imperial measure.
verb + imperial
expandresistoverthrowdefendend
- The rebels sought to overthrow imperial rule.
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- The imperial city was surrounded by a thick stone wall.
साम्राज्य की राजधानी मोटी पत्थर की दीवार से घिरी थी।
- Radhika wrote an essay on imperial rule in nineteenth-century India.
राधिका ने उन्नीसवीं सदी के भारत में साम्राज्यवादी शासन पर निबंध लिखा।
- Old recipe books in Britain give quantities in imperial measures.
ब्रिटेन की पुरानी पाक-पुस्तकें मात्राएँ imperial माप में देती हैं।
- The imperial family left the capital before the rebels arrived.
विद्रोहियों के आने से पहले शाही परिवार राजधानी छोड़ चुका था।
- Imperial powers divided Africa among themselves in the nineteenth century.
साम्राज्यवादी शक्तियों ने उन्नीसवीं सदी में अफ्रीका को आपस में बाँट लिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The manager gave an imperial order to the staff.
✓ The manager gave an imperious order to the staff.
A bossy, commanding manner is imperious; imperial relates to an empire.
रोबीले और हुक्म चलाने वाले ढंग के लिए 'imperious' आता है; 'imperial' साम्राज्य से जुड़ा है।
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: imperialism means one country controlling others; imperial units (inch, foot, pound) differ from metric units.
प्रयोग में imperialism का अर्थ एक देश का दूसरों पर नियंत्रण, साम्राज्यवाद है; imperial units (inch, foot, pound) metric units से भिन्न हैं।