Himalayanadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɪməˈleɪən/,

/hᵻˈmɑːlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌhɪməˈleɪən/

Etymology: < Himālaya (Sanskrit < hima snow + ālaya dwelling, abode) + -an suffix. The second pronunciation, though etymologically correct, is now infrequent.

1. Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, a system of mountains forming the northern boundary of India, and containing the highest summits in the world. Hence, in names of species of plants and animals native to this region. Himalayan black bear n. Selenarctos thibetanus. Himalayan oak n. Himalayan pine n. , the Neoza pine, Pinus gerardiana, a pine of the north-west Himalayas, each cone of which yields about 100 edible seeds or nuts; called also the Nepal nut-pine. Himalayan partridge n. a snow partridge. Himalayan primrose n. Primula sikkimensis. Himalayan rhubarb n. Rheum nobile, and other species.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > other types of bear

Himalayan black bear1866

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec

Alpine?a1475

Pyrene?a1475

Riphaean1555

Pyrenean?1556

Pyrenee1590

hercynian1598

Alpic1611

Appalachian1672

Carpathian1673

Rhipaean1703

Alleghenian1740

Altaic1762

Altaian1780

Balkan1785

Uralian1801

Lepontine1802

Altai1824

Dinaric1833

Andean1845

Alpigene1847

Lepontian1857

Uralic1861

Himalayan1866

Cordilleran1891

Andine1900

Armorican1906

Variscan1906

1858 Proc. Zool. Soc. 518 Black Bear of Europeans... The species is generally distributed over the lower ranges of the Western Himalayas.]

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 979/1 Himalayan Rhubarb.

1869 A. A. A. Kinloch Large Game Shooting I. i. 49 The Himalayan Black Bear is pretty generally distributed throughout the Himalayas.

1876 C. F. G. Cumming From Hebrides to Himalayas II. 143 Of the Himalayan oak there are three varieties, all evergreen.

1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 119 At this point..I leave the Western Himalayan branch and enter the Eastern.

1882 Garden 11 Mar. 171/1 This lovely Himalayan Primrose.

1925 G. Burrard Big Game Hunting iv. 73 The Himalayan black bear is one of the most widely distributed game animals of the Himalayas.

1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Pandas viii. 177 The Himalayan, or Asiatic black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus).

2. figurative. Like a vast mountain in weight and bulk; enormous, gigantic.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and solid

greateOE

stour?a1300

fata1325

mightyc1375

sternc1394

stiffc1400

massivec1425

mastiff1495

gross1516

massy1548

robustious1548

mountainousa1616

monumental1632

mountain1633

lusty1640

beamy1697

material1736

Himalayan1878

wodgy1907

monolith1922

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 500 The North, as the wealthy section, would be called to bear this Himalayan debt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	himalayan
释义	Himalayanadj. Brit. /ˌhɪməˈleɪən/, /hᵻˈmɑːlɪən/, U.S. /ˌhɪməˈleɪən/ Etymology: < Himālaya (Sanskrit < hima snow + ālaya dwelling, abode) + -an suffix. The second pronunciation, though etymologically correct, is now infrequent. 1. Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, a system of mountains forming the northern boundary of India, and containing the highest summits in the world. Hence, in names of species of plants and animals native to this region. Himalayan black bear n. Selenarctos thibetanus. Himalayan oak n. Himalayan pine n. , the Neoza pine, Pinus gerardiana, a pine of the north-west Himalayas, each cone of which yields about 100 edible seeds or nuts; called also the Nepal nut-pine. Himalayan partridge n. a snow partridge. Himalayan primrose n. Primula sikkimensis. Himalayan rhubarb n. Rheum nobile, and other species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > other types of bear Himalayan black bear1866 the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec Alpine?a1475 Pyrene?a1475 Riphaean1555 Pyrenean?1556 Pyrenee1590 hercynian1598 Alpic1611 Appalachian1672 Carpathian1673 Rhipaean1703 Alleghenian1740 Altaic1762 Altaian1780 Balkan1785 Uralian1801 Lepontine1802 Altai1824 Dinaric1833 Andean1845 Alpigene1847 Lepontian1857 Uralic1861 Himalayan1866 Cordilleran1891 Andine1900 Armorican1906 Variscan1906 1858 Proc. Zool. Soc. 518 Black Bear of Europeans... The species is generally distributed over the lower ranges of the Western Himalayas.] 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 979/1 Himalayan Rhubarb. 1869 A. A. A. Kinloch Large Game Shooting I. i. 49 The Himalayan Black Bear is pretty generally distributed throughout the Himalayas. 1876 C. F. G. Cumming From Hebrides to Himalayas II. 143 Of the Himalayan oak there are three varieties, all evergreen. 1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 119 At this point..I leave the Western Himalayan branch and enter the Eastern. 1882 Garden 11 Mar. 171/1 This lovely Himalayan Primrose. 1925 G. Burrard Big Game Hunting iv. 73 The Himalayan black bear is one of the most widely distributed game animals of the Himalayas. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Pandas viii. 177 The Himalayan, or Asiatic black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus). 2. figurative. Like a vast mountain in weight and bulk; enormous, gigantic. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and solid greateOE stour?a1300 fata1325 mightyc1375 sternc1394 stiffc1400 massivec1425 mastiff1495 gross1516 massy1548 robustious1548 mountainousa1616 monumental1632 mountain1633 lusty1640 beamy1697 material1736 Himalayan1878 wodgy1907 monolith1922 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 500 The North, as the wealthy section, would be called to bear this Himalayan debt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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