noun
kraal
Kraal (noun) means In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
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1
In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
"‘The paraffin box covered with newsprint, and the primus, and the bucket standing on the floor, and a photo of our kraal’s chief on the wall.’"
— André Brink, A Dry White Season (1979)
2
In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
"A kraal was a homestead and usually included a simple fenced-in enclosure for animals, fields for growing crops, and one or more thatched huts."
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
3
A fenced area used for keeping farm animals.
"The animal, which is now six years old, was born naturally from the mating of a female goat with a male sheep sharing the same kraal."
— Jonathan Amos, 'Funny creature' toast of Botswana (2000)
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Etymology
Came into English from colonial Dutch kraal, which itself came from Portuguese curral. It is a doublet of corral.
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What is the meaning of kraal?
"kraal" (noun) means in Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
What is another word for kraal?
Other words for "kraal" include pen, corral.
What are the different meanings of kraal?
"kraal" has 3 main meanings: 1. In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community; 2. In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade; 3. A fenced area used for keeping farm animals.
