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Etymology
From Sanskrit hima ("snow") plus aalaya ("abode", "home"). Cognate with Greek �ειμ�ν ("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: �马��山 / �馬��山 (x�m�l�y� sh�n)
Finnish: Himalaja
French: Himalaya
German: Himalaya#German|Himalaya m
Russian: �ималаи (Gimalái) m p
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Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Химала�и m
:Latin: Himalaji#Serbian|Himalaji m
Sanskrit: हिमालय (Him�laya)
Telugu: హిమాలయమ�ల� (him�laya-mulu), హిమవత�పర�వతమ�ల� (himavat-parvata-mulu)

Synonyms
Himalaya Mountains
the Himalaya

Category:Mountains
Category:Sanskrit derivations

pl:Himalayas

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