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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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

2. a pen for livestock in southern Africa;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kraal \Kraal\ (kr[aum]l or kr[add]l; 277), n. [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.] 1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa] [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kraal n 1: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade 2: a pen for livestock in southern Africa