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kraal

We found 9 definitions of kraal from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: kraals

kraal - a pen for livestock in southern Africa

kraal - a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade

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Wiktionary

kraal (Noun)
In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
kraal (Noun)
An enclosure for livestock.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

kraal (n.)
A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.
kraal (n.)
An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

kraal
kräl, n. a Hottentot village or hut [Dut. kraal—Port. curral—L. currĕre.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

kraal
(probably from the language of the Hottentots). In South Africa, a village; a collection of huts; sometimes a single hut. This term is applied to the villages and military camps of the Zulus.

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kraal, verb, present, 1st person singular of kraal (infinitive).
kraal, verb (infinitive).
kraal, noun, singular of kraals.

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