Himalayas
proper noun
- mountain range
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ / /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ / /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/
name
Etymology: Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).
- The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.