Althing

[ahl-thing, awl-]

Al·thing

[ahl-thing, awl-]
noun
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.

Origin:
< Old Norse; see all, thing2
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Althing (ˈælθɪŋ)
 
n
the bicameral parliament of Iceland

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