Himalayas
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- proper noun
- /hɪˈmɑːləjəz/
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Himalaya
- Here I was high in the Himalayas, again, in India.
- peaks of the Himalayas
- high Himalayas
It is day ten of our trekking in the Himalayas.
- It is day ten of our trekking in the Himalayas.
- It's going and living in a cave in the Himalayas for a month at a time and having cold rice and yak butter.
- From the snow capped Himalayas to the sun drenched beaches, India is a land of extraordinary contrasts.
- It's formed by the organic decomposition of plants and material over thousands of years, primarily found in the Himalayas.
- The highest point in the in the Himalayas getting she legit.
- But also in hindsight, I think me born in the Himalayas in a in, in the lap of mountain.
Examples
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I have always dreamed of trekking through the Himalayas to see Mount Everest.
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If we keep going, we'll get to the Himalayas by morning.
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Try to imagine the whole chain of the Himalayas, as wide as England and four times its length.
Fiction book (1999) -
Let's start in the Himalayas and head up a little bit.
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Have you ever been to the Himalayas?
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So when I look at the Himalayas, I look at it as a source of life and a very vital asset of the world.
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Situated between the lowlands and the high Himalayas, this region makes up the heart of Nepal.
Academic text (1996) -
At the foothills of the Himalayas, in the northeast section of India, lies a remote paradise.
Academic text (2000) -
In October 2010, Jeremy and I trekked through the Himalayas to Mt. Everest Base Camp.
Blog text (25) -
The stunning beauty of the Himalayas attracts adventurers from all around the world.
Synonyms
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A very high mountain range in southern Asia that includes Mount Everest
A very high mountain range in Asia that has the world's tallest peaks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Himalayas comes from the Sanskrit word Himālaya, built from hima 'snow' and ālaya 'home' or 'abode'. So the name literally means 'home of snow', which fits these very high, snowy mountains.