1. (n.pl.)Himalayas the, a mountainrange extending about 1500 mi. (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 ft. (8848 m). Also called Himalaya Mountains.
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Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Himalayas, Himalaya Mountains, Himalaya a mountainrange extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. himalayas a stupendous mountainchainstretching 1500 m. along the northernfrontier of India, and dividing that country from Thibet; forty-five of its peaks attain a greater height than those of any other mountainsystem in the world; Mount Everest, the loftiest, reaches 29,002 ft.; the best-known pass is the Karakoram Pass (18,550 ft.), leading into Eastern Turkestan; there are few lakes, but amid the snowy heightsrise the rivers Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, &c.; gold, iron, copper, and lead are wrought.
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