- 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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Him•a•la•yas
(him′ə lā′əz, hi mäl′yəz),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Names the, a mountain range extending about 1500 mi. (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 ft. (8848 m). Also called the Him′a•la′ya, Him′ala′ya Moun′tains.
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Himalayas /ˌhɪməˈleɪəz; hɪˈmɑːljəz/, Himalaya pl n
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- Bhutan
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- China
- Darjeeling
- Everest
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- Gogra
- Himachal Pradesh
- Himalayan
- India
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- Jumna
- Kamet
- Kangchenjunga
- Makalu
- Masherbrum
- Nanda Devi
- Nanga Parbat
- Nepal
- Shangri-la
- Sherpa
- Sikkim
- Sutlej
- terai
- Thimphu
- Tibet
- Uttarakhand
- Abominable Snowman
- climb
- Dhaulagiri
- Hindu Kush
- hump
- Indian
- Indian wolf
- Kanchenjunga
- Lhotse
- Masharbrum
- palearctic
- panda
- roof
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