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Althing

/ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/ · name

Meaning

  1. The national parliament of Iceland.
  2. An autonomous assembly, for example, as advocated in the Shetland Movement.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Icelandic Alþingi, from Old Norse alþingi, from allr (“all”) + þing (“Thing”). Compare Thing, thing.

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