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I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another.
Hamish Bowles

Meaning of "the Himalayas" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE HIMALAYAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya, (/ˌhɪməˈleɪ.ə/ or /hɪˈmɑːləjə/; Sanskrit: हिमालय, hima (snow) + ālaya (dwelling), literally, "abode of the snow") is a mountain range in South Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range is home to the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) in elevation. By contrast, the highest peak outside Asia – Aconcagua, in the Andes – is 6,961 metres (22,838 ft) tall. The Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures of South Asia. Many Himalayan peaks are sacred in both Buddhism and Hinduism. Besides the Greater Himalayas of these high peaks there are parallel lower ranges. The first foothills, reaching about a thousand meters along the northern edge of the plains, are called the Sivalik Hills or Sub-Himalayan Range. Further north is a higher range reaching two to three thousand meters known as the Lower Himalayan or Himachal or Mahabharat Range.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE HIMALAYAS

the Hermitage
the high country
the high ground
the high jump
the High Renaissance
the High Street
the Highlands
the highveld
the hills
the Holocene
the holy
the Holy City
the Holy Family
the Holy Land
the Holy One
the Honourable
the Hook of Holland
the horse´s mouth
the hots
the hounds

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE HIMALAYAS

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as far as
as good as
as long as
as soon as
as well as
Bahamas
Bisayas
canvas
Christmas
Dallas
Dias
extras
eyas
gas
hamadryas
has
Himalayas
Honduras
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Synonyms and antonyms of the Himalayas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the Himalayas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE HIMALAYAS

Find out the translation of the Himalayas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Himalayas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Himalayas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喜马拉雅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Himalaya
570 millions of speakers

English

the Himalayas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिमालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جبال الهيمالايا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гималаи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Himalaia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিমালয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´Himalaya
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Himalaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Himalaya
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒマラヤ山脈
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히말라야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Himalaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hy Mã Lạp Sơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இமயமலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिमालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Himalayalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Himalaya
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Himalaje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гімалаї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Himalaya
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τα Ιμαλάια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Himalayas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Himalaya
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Himalaya
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Himalayas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HIMALAYAS»

The term «the Himalayas» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HIMALAYAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Himalayas

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8 QUOTES WITH «THE HIMALAYAS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Himalayas.
1
Hamish Bowles
I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another.
2
Natalie Dormer
I would love to go to the Himalayas and cross over into Nepal to do the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
3
Scilla Elworthy
I flew aeroplanes, parachuted, walked on my own across the Himalayas - you name it; if it was dangerous, I did it.
4
Steve Fossett
I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest expedition.
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Judah Friedlander
I'm actually banned from the Himalayas, because I'm too good at yoga.
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Diane von Furstenberg
If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect.
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M. John Harrison
I've never been to the Himalayas, and I'm not really interested in them. I'm more interested in a dirty old quarry in Lancashire, and by god, they can be dirty.
8
Yuichiro Miura
I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE HIMALAYAS»

Discover the use of the Himalayas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Himalayas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Himalaya: Mountains of Life
This book takes us on a journey of biocultural discovery -- from the great canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo and the Siang Gorge in the east to the Kali Ganda ki Gorge in the west.
Kamal Bawa, Sandesh Kadur, Priya Singh, 2012
2
Among the Himalayas
Beautiful photos and drawings complement Waddell's exciting and gripping tales-he offers some of the first "evidence" for the mysterious creatures known as "yeti," for instance-and make this an essential work for anyone drawn to the ...
Laurence A. Waddell, 2007
3
Hindus of the Himalayas: Ethnography and Change
In this new edition, Berreman returns to this village after ten years to record the ethnographic continuity and change in village lifestyle.
Gerald Duane Berreman, 1972
4
Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming To Know Another Culture
Love and Honor in the Himalayas is McHugh's gripping ethnographic memoir based on research among the Gurungs conducted over a span of fourteen years.
Ernestine McHugh, 2011
5
Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas
This book looks at Himalayan fortifications, from their creation in the Middle Ages to their destruction and capture by the Chinese in the 20th century.
Peter Harrison, 2012
6
Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas
Lavishly illustrated, this book celebrates the beauty of the jewelry and tells the overlapping stories of trade, conquest, faith, and fortune that lie behind it.
John Clarke, 2004
7
Heart of Asia: Memoirs from the Himalayas
Roerich recounts his journeys to more than fifty monasteries and his meetings with lamas eager to share their spiritual insights and heritage with the Western world.
Nicholas Roerich, 1990
8
Spies in the Himalayas: Secret Missions and Perilous Climbs
An adventure story as well as a new chapter in the history of espionage, this book should appeal to readers who enjoyed Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and to anyone who enjoys a great spy story.
M. S. Kohli, Kenneth J. Conboy, 2002
9
Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure
An American snowboarder arrives at the top of the Himalayas, where he plows into a Buddhist monk who shows him the parallels between snowboarding and spiritual fulfillment
Frederick Lenz, 1996
10
Ecology and Man in the Himalayas
The present volume emphasizes the importance of studying the structure and functioning of ecological systems and their mode of reaction on exposure to human intervention in the Himalayas.
A. K. Kapoor, Kapoor. A. K., Satwanti Kapoor, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE HIMALAYAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Himalayas is used in the context of the following news items.
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High in the Himalayas, a Search After the Nepal Quake Yields Grim …
BARPAK, Nepal — In this village high above a picturesque valley that lies at the epicenter of the earthquake that flattened much of the country, residents are still ... «New York Times, May 15»
2
Scientists solve mystery of how the Himalayas were formed
In 2013, the team, along with 30 students, trekked through the Himalayas, where ... The massive 7.8-magnitude quake on Saturday was the Himalayan nation's ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Dog Team Races To Rescue Lost Hiker In The Himalayas
The night before he disappeared, Dennis Lee Thian Poh called his wife in Kuala Lumpur. They chatted about the bitter cold in Nepal's Annapurna range and he ... «NPR, Apr 15»
4
Here's the atrocious way some villages in the Himalayas treat girls …
Every month 14-year-old Uttara Saud leaves her family's home deep in the hills of the Himalayas to sleep by herself in a shed without windows or a door. Here in ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»
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Geese ride aerial roller coaster across the Himalayas
For humans, transcontinental flight without jet engines, pressurized cabins, and tens of thousands of kilograms of fuel is almost unthinkable. But each year ... «Science AAAS, Jan 15»
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Michael S. Yamashita/National Geographic Society/Corbis
People live for — and die because of — the "Viagra of the Himalayas." That's the nickname for one of the weirdest fungi around. It starts with the larva of the ... «NPR, Nov 14»
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'Far Cry' video game aims for new height - the Himalayas
Ubisoft is out to build on the success of its "Far Cry" video game franchise with a new installment promising players more choices and smarter enemies in an ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Nepal: At least 17 trekkers killed in heavy snow in the Himalayas
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) Tens of thousands of international visitors come to Nepal each year to explore the spectacular Himalayan Mountains, providing poor ... «CNN, Oct 14»
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Tragedy hits the Himalayas
Two European climbers have been swept away by an avalanche while a veteran Japanese mountaineer has plunged to his death in a separate tragedy in the ... «GlobalPost, Sep 14»
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World's highest railway bridge, taller than Eiffel, being built in the
Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. The Himalayas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-himalayas>. Apr 2024 ».
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