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Himalayas

hi·ma·layas

UK/hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ US/ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ uncommon

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a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world''s highest mountain

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Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

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