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Dolomites

American  
[doh-luh-mahyts, dol-uh-] / ˈdoʊ ləˌmaɪts, ˈdɒl ə- /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a mountain range in N Italy: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Marmolada, 10,965 feet (3,340 meters).


Dolomites British  
/ ˈdɒləˌmaɪts /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in NE Italy: part of the Alps; formed of dolomitic limestone. Highest peak: Marmolada, 3342 m (10 965 ft)

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No GB athletes were present at Friday's ceremony, because of logistical reasons rather than political, with many of the team in competitive action across the Dolomites on Saturday morning.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

That’s a four-hour van ride each way, some of it winding into the Dolomites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

And that was the case again against their great rivals high in the Dolomites.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The details of precisely why 007 was in the Dolomites are fuzzier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Both give you lakes and glaciers; but from the Dobratsch you have a view of tremendous weatherworn limestone peaks, and riven Dolomites.

From The Gold of Chickaree by Warner, Susan