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1Himalayan
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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First Known Use of HIMALAYAN
1835
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- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
2Himalayan
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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