Himalayas
the Himalayas, a mountain range extending about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
Origin of Himalayas
1- Also called the Him·a·la·ya, Himalaya Mountains.
Other words from Himalayas
- Him·a·la·yan, adjective
- sub-Him·a·la·yan, adjective
- trans-Him·a·lay·an, adjective
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How to use Himalayas in a sentence
Rishikesh is now considered the yoga capital of the world but is also a center for whitewater rafting and treks in the Himalaya.
Catch Beatles Fever! Ten Essential Travel Destinations for Beatlemaniacs | Lonely Planet | January 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe huge range of mountains, of which the Himalaya forms the chief part, is by far the greatest mountain range in the world.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThere is no part of the world where lofty mountains exist at all comparable with the Himalaya.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIn climbing the great peaks of the Himalaya, the difficulties are far greater than those of less lofty ranges.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryNowhere in any mountain land does Nature offer the good things of the wilds with more prodigal hand than in the Himalaya.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
The mountaineer also encounters dangers in the Himalaya, on the same scale as the difficulties.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for Himalayas
Himalaya
/ (ˌhɪməˈleɪəz, hɪˈmɑːljəz) /
the Himalayas a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
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Cultural definitions for Himalayas
[ (him-uh-lay-uhz, huh-mahl-yuhz) ]
Notes for Himalayas
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