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Noun: Himalayas  ,hi-mu'ley-uz
  1. A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
    - Himalaya Mountains, Himalaya

Type of: chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains

Part of: Bharat, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Hindustan, India, Nepal, Republic of India, Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xizang

Encyclopedia: Himalayas