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Himalayas

hih-MAH-luh-yahs
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A major mountain range in Asia, home to the world's highest peaks including Mount Everest.
"They trekked through the foothills of the Himalayas."

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the Himalayas plural

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Etymology

From Sanskrit "hima" (snow) and "alaya" (abode), meaning "abode of snow."

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