Himalayan

English

Etymology

From Himalaya +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Himalayan (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Himalayas.
2. (figuratively) Huge, gigantic, enormously large.

Derived terms

• Himalayan balsam
• Himalayan blackberry
• Himalayan black-lored tit
• Himalayan blue poppy
• Himalayan brown bear
• Himalayan cypress
• Himalayan field rat
• Himalayan griffon vulture
• Himalayan marmot
• Himalayan Persian
• Himalayan Plateau
• Himalayan red bear
• Himalayan salt
• Himalayan shrew
• Himalayan striped squirrel
• Himalayan wolf
• Trans-Himalayan

Translations

of or relating to the Himalayas

• Catalan: himalaià
• French: himalayen (fr)
• Irish: Himiléach
• Macedonian: хималајски (himalajski)
• Polish: himalajski (pl)
• Portuguese: himalaio m
• Romanian: himalaian
• Russian: гимала́йский (ru) (gimalájskij)
• Spanish: himalayo

huge, gigantic, enormously large

Noun

Himalayan (plural Himalayans)

A Himalayan cat.

1. An inhabitant of the Himalayas.
2. 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

Translations

inhabitant of the Himalayas

• Portuguese: himalaio m
• Romanian: himalaian m, himalaiană f

cat breed

• Japanese: ヒマラヤン (Himarayan)
• Korean: 히말라얀 (himallayan)
• Portuguese: himalaio m
• Romanian: himalayană f, pisică himalayană f
• Spanish: gato himalayo m

Further reading

• Himalayan (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Himalayan (cat breed) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons