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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."
Word Forms
the Himalayas plural
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Etymology
From Sanskrit "hima" (snow) and "alaya" (abode), meaning "abode of snow."