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Tynwald

Tynwald proper noun: the legislature of the Isle of Man.

Proper noun

Tynwald

  1. The legislature of the Isle of Man.
    • At the annual general meeting of the company, held on April 4 of the present year, the Chairman stated that, after leave to introduce a Bill into Tynwald for closing down the line was refused, a sale of the company's railway assets to the Manx Government for £50,000 was provisionally agreed. This...1957 June, F. K. Pearson, “The Manx Electric Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 429

Forms of Tynwald

alternative formTinewald
alternative formTynewald

Origin of Tynwald

From Manx Tinvaal, itself from Old Norse Þingvǫllr.

Questions about Tynwald

What does Tynwald mean?
Tynwald means the legislature of the Isle of Man.
What part of speech is Tynwald?
Tynwald is a proper noun.

Words near Tynwald in the dictionary

  1. Tynong
  2. Tynong North
  3. Tynset
  4. Tyntynder
  5. Tyntynder South
  6. Tynwald
  7. tyny
  8. Tyo
  9. TYOOL
  10. tyop
  11. tyops

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