kraal

/krɑl/
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Other forms: kraals

Definitions of kraal
  1. noun
    a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
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    type of:
    hamlet, village
    a settlement smaller than a town
  2. noun
    a pen for livestock in southern Africa
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    type of:
    pen
    an enclosure for confining livestock
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