Himalayas
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Himalayas
- /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ South Asia
- /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ US
- /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/ US
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Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).
proper noun the Himalayas · Himalaya · Himmaleh
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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.
Similar: Himalayan Mountains
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Closest in meaning: himalaya mountains, the himalaya, himalayan, himalaya, foundation, himalayan mountains, himalayan range, himalaya range, great himalaya, transhimalaya, himadri, himavat, himachal, great himalayas, mount everest, sivalik hills
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name a mountain range of south-central Asia
| Español | Himalaya |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 히말라야 Himallaya |
| 日本語 | ヒマラヤ Himaraya |
| 中文 | 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅 Xǐmǎlāyǎ, 喜馬拉雅山脈 /喜马拉雅山脉 Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài |
| हिन्दी | हिमालय himālay |
| Português | Himalaias |
| Français | Himalaya |
| Deutsch | Himalaja, Himalaya |
| Italiano | Himalaya |
| Ελληνικά | Ιμαλάια Imaláia |
| Română | Himalaia |
| Русский | Гимала́и Gimalái |
| Tiếng Việt | Himalaya, Hy Mã Lạp Sơn (Sino-Vietnamese) |
| العربية | هِمَالِيَة himāliya, هِيمَالَايَا hīmālāyā |
| עברית | הימלאיה \ הִימָלָיָה himaláya |
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title = {Himalayas},
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