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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Meanwhile, Olympic athletes from the streets of Milan to the far reaches of the Dolomites are all learning an important lesson: If you win a medal, treat it with kid gloves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

While the opening ceremony takes place on February 6, the competitions start as early as February 4, notably with curling at Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomites.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

She turned her imagination away from that lodge in the Dolomites, and believed it was because the present with its happiness and its excitements sufficed her.

From Black Oxen by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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