Himalayas
/hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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. plural, plural-only
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More examples"The mountains in the Himalayas are higher than those in the Andes."
Etymology
Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).