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KRAAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pen for livestock in southern Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("kraal" is a kind of...):

pen (an enclosure for confining livestock)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("kraal" is a kind of...):

hamlet; village (a settlement smaller than a town)

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