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Hi·ma·la·yan
ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən 
hi-ˈmäl-yən,
-ˈmä-lē-ən
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
2
: enormously large : mountainous
a task of Himalayan proportions
: any of a breed of domestic cats developed by crossing the Persian and the Siamese and having the stocky build and long thick coat of the former and the blue eyes and coat patterns of the latter
Synonyms
Adjective
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of Himalayan in a Sentence
Adjective
as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
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Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Police said in a statement that 31 people were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Instead, ascents on Nepal’s highest mountains, including those resulting in speed records, have historically been tracked by the Himalayan Database.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Getty Darjeeling rose out of the haze, a city strewn across the slopes and curves of the Himalayan foothills.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The extensive menu features indulgent treatments including an 80 minute Volcanic Earth Clay Ritual and a 50 minute Himalayan Salt Polish.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Police said in a statement that 31 people were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Instead, ascents on Nepal’s highest mountains, including those resulting in speed records, have historically been tracked by the Himalayan Database.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Getty Darjeeling rose out of the haze, a city strewn across the slopes and curves of the Himalayan foothills.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Himalayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Himalayan. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Himalayan
1 of 2 adjective
Hi·ma·la·yan
ˌhim-ə-ˈlā-ən
him-ˈäl-(ə-)yən
him-ˈäl-(ə-)yən
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Himalaya Mountains
Himalayan
2 of 2 noun
: any of a breed of stocky blue-eyed domestic cats that have a long thick coat and a pale body with darker ears, paws, tail, and face
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