adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ hi-m ə - ' l ā - ə n, hi- ' mäl-y ə n, - ' mä-l ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Date: 1835
1 : of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
2 : enormously large : MOUNTAINOUS <a task of Himalayan proportions>
adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ hi-m ə - ' l ā - ə n, hi- ' mäl-y ə n, - ' mä-l ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Date: 1835
1 : of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
2 : enormously large : MOUNTAINOUS <a task of Himalayan proportions>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012