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 91,000 registered voters include Buddhist monks in the high Himalayas, political exiles in South Asia's megacities and refugees in Australia, Europe and North America.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
A parallel danger lurks in the Himalayas and other high mountain areas like the Andes, where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
From red-robed Buddhist monks in the snowy Himalayas, to political exiles in megacities across South Asia, to refugees in Australia, Europe and North America, voting will take place in 27 countries -- but not China.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
This includes large populations in China and India -- the world's two largest countries by population -- which receive much of their water from the Himalayas.
From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026
Ice cream heaped as high as the Himalayas.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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