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Noun: kraal  kraal
Usage: S.Africa
  1. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
    "The anthropologist studied the social structure of the kraal"
     
  2. A pen for livestock in southern Africa
    "The cattle were herded into the kraal for the night"

Derived forms: kraals

Type of: hamlet, pen, village

Encyclopedia: Kraal