| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Althing |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Al·thing |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  äl th ng, ôl- |
| NOUN: | The parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest assembly in Europe, first convened in 930. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Old Norse althing, parliament, whole assembly : allr, all; see al-3 in Appendix I + thing, assembly.
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