Himalayas

[ him-uh-ley-uh z, hi-mahl-yuh z ]

/ ˌhɪm əˈleɪ əz, hɪˈmɑl yəz /

noun

the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).

Also called the Him·a·la·ya, Himalaya Mountains.

Related formsHim·a·la·yan, adjectivesub-Him·a·la·yan, adjectivetrans-Him·a·lay·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for himalayan

The Himalayan kingdom started welcoming visitors nearly 40 years ago.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some point to the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the site of a 2014 pilgrimage by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber .
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Douse the whole thing with some olive oil and add Himalayan pink sea salt to taste.
Four Fatty (But Healthy!) Power Meals to Fuel Your Day|Ari Meisel|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A letter Jinnah received from the Himalayan town of Mussoorie, written by a young man called Zulfi Bhutto, gives us an idea.
Why Pakistan's Mohammed Ali Jinnah Was No Nelson Mandela|Kapil Komireddi|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The hills were alive with the sound of music and literature this week in the mountain-rimmed Himalayan capital of Thimphu, Bhutan.
Bhutan Celebrates Third Annual Literary Festival, Mountain Echoes|Karma Singye Dorji|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The wide plains watered by the Himalayan rivers form the second of the three regions into which we have divided India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
The Himalayan streaked laughing-thrush (Trochalopterum lineatum) is one of the commonest of the birds of our hill stations.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
It is not so, however, in the deep narrow valleys and ravines through which the Himalayan rivers generally flow.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson
The commonest dove of the Himalayan hill-stations is the Indian turtle-dove (Turtur ferago).
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
The average Himalayan house is such a ramshackle affair that it is a miracle how it holds together.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for himalayan

Himalayan

/ (ˌhɪməˈleɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Himalayas or their inhabitants

Himalayas

Himalaya

/ (ˌhɪməˈleɪəz, hɪˈmɑːljəz) /

pl n

the Himalayas a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)

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Culture definitions for himalayan

Himalayas

[ (him-uh-lay-uhz, huh-mahl-yuhz) ]

Mountain range in Asia, extending east through Pakistan, India, China (Tibet), Nepal, and Bhutan.

Note

The Himalayas contain the world's highest mountains, including Mount Everest.