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Dolomites

American

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

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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

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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Across the Dolomites, the biathlon will be in Anterselva and Nordic skiing in Val di Fiemme, with Livigno in the Italian Alps hosting snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

From Barron's

Across the Dolomites the biathlon will be in Anterselva and Nordic skiing in Val di Fiemme, with Livigno in the Italian Alps hosting snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

From Barron's

Aziz Ziriat, 36, went missing while hiking in the Dolomites with his friend Sam Harris on New Year's Day.

From BBC

The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy said.

From BBC

The best friend of a British mountaineer who died in the Dolomites has paid tribute to him, and added that he had "no words to fully describe" how he was feeling.

From BBC

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