Meanings
- The various high mountainous regions in Asia, consisting of Pamir, the Himalayas, Tibet and Mount Everest.
In between, we travel on a luxurious houseboat in “Happy Valley,” the famed Vale of Kashmir, as well as visit the “Chang Thang,” the desolate plains of Tibet, sometimes called “the roof of the world.”
1964, Lora Bryning Redford, Nathan Goldstein, “About the book”, in Getting to know the northern Himalayas: Kashmir, Tibet, Assam, New York: Coward-McCannSynonyms: Rooftop of the World
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe various high mountainous regions in Asia, consisting of Pamir, the Himalayas, Tibet and Mount Everest.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 世界屋脊
- 世界屋脊 (shìjiè wūjǐ)the high mountainous regions in Asia
Danish Verdens Tag, verdens tag
- Verdens Tagthe high mountainous regions in Asia
- verdens tagthe high mountainous regions in Asia
Finnish maailman katto
- maailman kattothe high mountainous regions in Asia
French toit du monde
- toit du mondethe high mountainous regions in Asia
German Dach der Welt
- Dach der Weltthe high mountainous regions in Asia
Romanian acoperișul lumii
- acoperișul lumiithe high mountainous regions in Asia
Russian крыша мира
- крыша мира (kryša mira)the high mountainous regions in Asia
Spanish Techo del Mundo
- Techo del Mundothe high mountainous regions in Asia
Cite this entry
Roof of the World. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roof%20of%20the%20World
“Roof of the World.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roof%20of%20the%20World. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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