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'''Excelsior''', a [[Latin language|Latin]] word meaning "superior", "lordly", "ever upward", can refer to any of the following:
==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.
* ''[[Excélsior]]'', a newspaper published in Mexico City.
===Science fiction===
* [[USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)|USS ''Excelsior'' (NCC-2000)]], a starship in ''Star Trek''.
* [[Excelsior_class_starship|''Excelsior''-class]], a starship class in ''Star Trek''.
* [[Excelsior (comics)]], in ''Runaways'', a support group for former teenage superheroes.
==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 trademark sign off of Detroit radio personality [[Mark Scott (radio host)]]
* [[Excelsior Recordings]] is an independent record label from the Netherlands
==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
==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 (motorcycle manufacturer)]], several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers
* [[Excelsior Diamond]], a famous diamond, once the largest known
* ''Fraxinus excelsior'' is the Linnaen name for the [[European Ash]] tree.
==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
== Other ==
* “Excelsior” the official motto of [[New York State]], from the [[Seal of New York|state seal]].
*[[Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior]], a Swiss car maker existing between 1896 and 1919.
*[[Compagnie Nationale Excelsior]], A Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932.
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