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Althing.

The national parliament of Iceland.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/
  1. The national parliament of Iceland.

  2. An autonomous assembly, for example, as advocated in the Shetland Movement.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.