Himalayas
plural noun
the Himalayas, a mountain range extending about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
sub-Himalayan
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a word derived from
Himalayas.
Example Sentences
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Northeast of Rajasthan, the sub-Himalayan courts of the Punjab hills also witnessed shifts in artistic language before and after the arrival of the Mughals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2016
"It's along o' yon hill there," said Learoyd, watching the bare sub-Himalayan spur that reminded him of his Yorkshire moors.
From Indian Tales by Kipling, Rudyard
The District of Gujrat comprises a narrow wedge of sub-Himalayan plain country, possessing few natural advantages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
The chír pine so common in sub-Himalayan forests extends up to 6500 feet.
From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir
It breeds throughout the Himalayas, at any elevations up to 7000 feet, where the hills are not bare, and in some places in the sub-Himalayan jungles.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
