Himalayas
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Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya, “abode of snow”), from हिम (himá, “frost, snow”) + आलय (ā-laya, “house, abode, dwelling”).
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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, and Bhutan; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
Translations[edit]
a mountain range of south-central Asia
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