Kraal

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  • noun. A rural village, typically consisting of huts surrounded by a stockade.
  • noun. An enclosure for livestock.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In South Africa, primarily, a collection of huts arranged around a circular inclosure for cattle, or the inclosure itself; hence, any closely built village, especially one within a stockade, or a farming establishment or ranch. Also spelled krawl.
  • To place (cattle or sheep) in a kraal or shed for shelter or safe-keeping. See kraal, n.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.
  • noun. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
  • noun. An enclosure for livestock.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a pen for livestock in southern Africa
  • noun. a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
    • Word Usage
    "The kraal, which is divided into 50 camps, is on the commonage about one kilometre outside Parys."
    cross-reference
    boma  corral  crawl  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hamlet  pen  village  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abattis  assailable  blacksmith-shop  burying-place  dwelling-place  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    village  
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