Himalayan
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A Himalayan cat.
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪməˌleɪ.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
Himalayan (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Himalayas.
- (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 palm civet
- 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
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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
Translations
inhabitant of the Himalayas
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cat breed
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Further reading
Himalayan (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Category:Himalayan (cat breed) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
