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Himalayas.

The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

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name/hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/South-Asia/ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/General-American/hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/General-American
  1. The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

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Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

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