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definition of Himalayas from Oxford Dictionaries Online

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	Email Cite Text size: A A Print options: Example sentences Synonyms Categories Himalayas (Hima\|layas) Syllabification: On Off Entry from World dictionary Pronunciation: /?h?m??le??z, h??m?ːlj?z/ a vast mountain system in southern Asia, extending 2,400 km (1,500 miles) from Kashmir eastwards to Assam . Origin: from Sanskrit Him?laya , from hima 'snow' + ?laya 'abode' The Himalayas consist of a series of parallel ranges rising up from the Ganges basin to the Tibetan plateau, at over 3,000 m above sea level. The backbone is the Great Himalayan Range, the highest mountain range in the world, with several peaks rising to over 7,700 m (25,000 ft), the highest being Mount Everest of very great extent or quantity View entry large natural elevation of earth's surface rising abruptly from surrounding level View entry situated in south or directed towards or facing south View entry largest of world's continents, constituting nearly one third of land mass View entry cause to cover wider area View entry kilometre(s) View entry unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards View entry region on northern border of India View entry towards east View entry state in NE India View entry (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having same distance continuously between them View entry river of northern India and Bangladesh View entry bowl for washing, typically attached to wall View entry relating to Tibet, its people, or its language View entry area of fairly level high ground View entry level of sea's surface, used in reckoning height of geographical features such as hills View entry series of vertebrae extending from skull to pelvis View entry earth, together with all of its countries and peoples View entry pointed top of mountain View entry foot View entry mountain in Himalayas, on border between Nepal and Tibet View entry ancient Indo-European language of India View entry vast mountain system in southern Asia that extends for 1,500 miles 2,400 km from Kashmir east to Assam View entry People and places Places and natural features?≫ Natural features?≫ mountain Click any link to see words in that category		More words in this category Ida Ararat, Mount Cascade Range Andes Elburz Mountains Grampian Mountains Chimborazo Hekla Pelion MacDonnell Ranges Musala, Mount Nanga Parbat Parnassus, Mount Pico da Neblina Pik Pobedy Jura ¹ Rushmore, Mount St Helens, Mount Sierra Nevada Soufriere