Himalayas

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz//
United States//hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz//
//hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs//

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.

proper noun

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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.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: the Himalayas

Hilton · A surname.him · A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. With dative…Him · A surname from Khmer.

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,…

Himmler · A surname from German.himself · Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also…hind · Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

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