Himalayas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

/hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ hǐmʹə-lāʹəz hǐ-mälʹyəz /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Himalayas.wav

Himalayas the Himalayas Himalaya Himmaleh

Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Himalayan Mountains

Himalayan

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