Himalayan
/ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/
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South Asia/hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/
Himalayan adjective: of or relating to the Himalayas.
Adjective
Himalayan (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Himalayas.
- Huge, gigantic, enormously large.
Noun
Himalayan (plural Himalayans)
- An inhabitant of the Himalayas.
- A domestic cat breed similar to (and, in some places, considered a variety of) the Persian breed, but with the colourpoint coat pattern of the Siamese.
- Synonyms:
- Colourpoint Persian, Himalayan Persian, Himmy
Himalayan meaning in Tamil
Himalayan in Tamil
- இமய வரையாடு, இமய அணில்
Synonyms of Himalayan
Forms of Himalayan
| plural | Himalayans |
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Origin of Himalayan
From Himalaya + -an.
Words formed from Himalayan
- golden Himalayan raspberry
- Himalayan balsam
- Himalayan blackberry
- Himalayan black-lored tit
- Himalayan blue poppy
- Himalayan brown bear
- Himalayan cat
- Himalayan cypress
- Himalayan field rat
- Himalayan griffon vulture
- Himalayan marmot
- Himalayan palm civet
- Himalayan Persian
- Himalayan Plateau
- Himalayan red bear
- Himalayan salt
- Himalayan shrew
- Himalayan striped squirrel
- Himalayan wolf
- Trans-Himalayan
- yellow Himalayan raspberry
Phrases with Himalayan
Questions about Himalayan
- What does Himalayan mean?
- Himalayan means of or relating to the Himalayas.
- What is Himalayan in Tamil?
- Himalayan in Tamil is இமய வரையாடு, இமய அணில். See Himalayan meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Himalayan?
- Himalayan can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Himalayan?
- Himalayan is pronounced /hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/ (South Asia).
Words near Himalayan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Himalayan (page history and authors); himalayan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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