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).

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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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Example Sentences

Bruce Mouat's rink will face Canada - their oldest rivals - in the men's event in Cortina, high in the Dolomites in the north of Italy.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

Mouat has beaten Niklas Edin in eight of their last 10 meetings, and the Swede could not disturb that trend high in the Dolomites in northern Italy.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

In the first place I'd like it all to be quite perfect, and I'd dreamed of spending our honeymoon in the Dolomites.

From Black Oxen by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn