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Excelsior, a Latin word meaning "superior", "lordly", "ever upward", can refer to any of the following:

[edit] Literature

• "Excelsior" (Longfellow), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
• "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman.
• "Excelsior" (short story), a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.
• Excelsior (Macedonski), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski
• Excélsior, a newspaper published in Mexico City.

[edit] Science fiction

• USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), a starship in Star Trek.
• Excelsior-class, a starship class in Star Trek.
• Excelsior (comics), in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes.

[edit] Popular culture

• “Excelsior!” is the catchphrase of:
  • Stan Lee, who used it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the Marvel Comics
  • The nerd club residing in "the refuge of the damned" in The Simpsons fifth season episode The Last Temptation of Homer
  • The Al Gore character in South Park's "Manbearpig" episode
  • "Excelsior, you fathead!," the full catchphrase of radio personality Jean Shepherd
  • "Excelsior," the characteristic sign off of Detroit radio personality Mark Scott (radio host)
• Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label from the Netherlands
• In the children's book "Mail-Order Wings" by Beatrice Gormley, the word "Excelsior" enables its protagonist to fly.

[edit] Sports and games

• Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd
• Excelsior Mouscron, a Belgian football (soccer) club
• Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch football (soccer) club
• Excelsior AC Roubaix, a French football (soccer) club

[edit] Science and technology

• Excelsior (wood wool) an Aspen-fiber material similar to wood shavings, used for packaging and for stuffing Teddy Bears, and for cooling pads in evaporative air conditioners
• Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s
• Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known
• Fraxinus excelsior is the Linnaen name for the European Ash tree.

[edit] Transport

• Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer), several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers
• Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior, a Swiss car maker existing between 1896 and 1919.
• Compagnie Nationale Excelsior, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932.
• Excelsior Motor Company, a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker.

[edit] Places

Education

• Excelsior College, in Albany, New York

In South Africa:

• Excelsior, Free State

In the United States:

• The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
• Excelsior, Minnesota
• Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia
• Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia
• Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia
• Excelsior, Wisconsin
• Excelsior Springs, Missouri
• Excelsior Township, Michigan
• Excelsior Geyser in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone

• “Excelsior” is a common hotel name, including instances in Rome, London, Naples, New York ...
  • The Excelsior (Hong Kong) is a hotel in Causeway Bay

[edit] Other

• “Excelsior,” the official motto of New York State, from the state seal.
• Excelsior Brigade, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War.

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