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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In this choose-your-own-adventure Olympics, Americans have discovered the juiciest drama and funniest comedy on television is the reality show from Milan and the Dolomites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

One of the world’s greatest skiers is dangling over the Dolomites, at least a hundred feet above the trees before she is steadily raised into the helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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

But Franzensfeste was the most difficult of any of these local points for Italy to reach, for south and east of it lay the bristling system of the Dolomites.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

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