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).
trans-Himalayan
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a word derived from
Himalayas.
Example Sentences
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The crossing also lies along the proposed route of the railway connecting the region to Kathmandu, part of plans by Nepal and China to develop a trans-Himalayan rail network.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Nepal is also home to several important Hindu holy sites, including the Muktinath temple in the trans-Himalayan mountains.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Attending the forum in Tibet, the third round of trans-Himalayan dialogue since its inception in 2018, were officials from countries including Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mongolia.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
The “water connection” flowed from a similar recognition of each household’s tenuous foothold in the dry and wild trans-Himalayan landscape.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2015
In southern Tibet the trans-Himalayan explorations of the native surveyors attached to the Indian survey, notably Pundits Nain Singh and Krishna, added largely to our knowledge of the great plateau.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
