Definitions

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  • proper noun A mountain range of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan; includes nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.

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  • noun a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya, "abode of snow"), from हिम (himá, "frost, snow") + आलय (ā-laya, "house, abode, dwelling").

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Examples

  • If you're ever in Oklahoma and are hankering for a dosa, Himalayas is the place.

    Advertising: Yer doin' it Wrong! 2009

  • Arthasastra, which was composed in the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (late fourth century BCE), reads, My teacher says that, of the land-routes that which leads to the Himalayas is better than that which leads to the South.

    Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

  • According to Tibetan folklore, a secret sanctuary in the sacred Himalayas is the home of all wind, from which every breeze and raging storm throughout the world is born.

    Excerpt: Seize The Night by Dean Koontz 1999

  • "What's that humbug he's telling you?" cried Tom, looking up, having caught the word Himalayas, and suspecting what East was after.

    Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971

  • Kimball O'Hara and his adventures in the Himalayas, is perhaps his most felicitous work.

    Rudyard Kipling - Biography 1907

  • With more than 110 peaks that rise over roughly 22,965 feet, the Himalayas are the longest, highest mountain range on earth.

    10 Highest Treks In The World (PHOTOS) Manal Khan 2010

  • With more than 110 peaks that rise over roughly 22,965 feet, the Himalayas are the longest, highest mountain range on earth.

    10 Highest Treks In The World (PHOTOS) Manal Khan 2010

  • But anyone who calls the Himalayas "the most scenic range in the world" should probably spend more time in California's Sierra Nevada or the Canadian Rockies or the Chilean Andes.

    Semi-Roughing It Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • With more than 110 peaks that rise over roughly 22,965 feet, the Himalayas are the longest, highest mountain range on earth.

    10 Highest Treks In The World (PHOTOS) Manal Khan 2010

  • With more than 110 peaks that rise over roughly 22,965 feet, the Himalayas are the longest, highest mountain range on earth.

    10 Highest Treks In The World (PHOTOS) Manal Khan 2010

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