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Himalayan

adjective Hi·ma·la·yan \ ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən , hi-ˈmäl-yən , -ˈmä-lē-ən \

Definition of Himalayan

1 : of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
2 : enormously large : mountainous
  • a task of Himalayan proportions

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Examples of himalayan in a Sentence

  1. as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions

First Known Use of himalayan

1835

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Himalayan

noun

Definition of Himalayan

: 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

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First Known Use of himalayan

1949

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