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Complete Definition of "Himalayas"

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Etymology
From Sanskrit hima ("snow") plus aalaya ("abode", "home"). Cognate with Greek χειμών ("winter"), Latin hiems ("winter"), and Russian зима ("winter").

Proper noun
Himalayas

  1. 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.

Translations

Bosnian: Himalaji m
Chinese: 喜马拉雅山 / 喜馬拉雅山 (xǐmǎlāyǎ shān)
Finnish: Himalaja
French: Himalaya
German: Himalaya#German|Himalaya m
Russian: Гималаи (Gimalái) m p
mid
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Хималаји m
:Latin: Himalaji#Serbian|Himalaji m
Sanskrit: हिमालय (Himālaya)
Telugu: హిమాలయములు (himālaya-mulu), హిమవత్పర్వతములు (himavat-parvata-mulu)

Synonyms
Himalaya Mountains
the Himalaya

Category:Mountains
Category:Sanskrit derivations

pl:Himalayas

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