1
a
: a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Alto Adige in northern Italy
b
: the Rhaeto-Romance dialects of the Engadine Valley in Switzerland
2
: one speaking Ladin as a mother tongue
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The Evie Ladin Band takes over from there, followed by Virginia’s Five Mile Mountain Road and Laurie Lewis with guitarist Nina Gerber.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
About half its population is part of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled the mountain hamlet of Anpezo a millennium ago.
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ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
For Ladin locals, playing host to the Games — particularly in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the heart of one of the Ladin valleys — is a source of pride.
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Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
About half its population is part of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled the mountain hamlet of Anpezo a millennium ago.
—
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
For Ladin locals, playing host to the Games — particularly in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the heart of one of the Ladin valleys — is a source of pride.
—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Ladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ladin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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