Himalayas
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See also: himalayas
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (usually with definite article): Himalaya; Himmaleh (obsolete)
- Himalayan Mountains
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya, “abode of snow”), from हिम (himá, “frost, snow”) + आलय (ā-laya, “house, abode, dwelling”).
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Proper noun[edit]
Himalayas
- 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.
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Translations[edit]
a mountain range of south-central Asia
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Himalayas