Himalayas
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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The Himalayas contain the world's highest mountains, including Mount Everest.
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Origin of Himalayas
First recorded in 1835–40; from Sanskrit Himālaya, equivalent to hima “snow” + ālaya “dwelling, abode” + -s 3 ( def. )
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The area around present-day Shangri-La began to grow rich as Drolma’s family and other ethnic Tibetans jumped into harvesting the mushrooms, which grow naturally on the oaks and pines of the Eastern Himalayas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The country has hundreds of projects in development, but those plans are now threatened by growing instability in the Himalayas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Scientists say glaciers in the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are melting faster as global temperatures rise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The disaster highlights the need for better long-term monitoring, data sharing and coordination across the Himalayas, experts say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Such exchanges in the Andes, Alps, and Himalayas not only increased population densities in those areas, by providing people at all altitudes with a more balanced diet, but also promoted regional economic and political integration.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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