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kraal [krɑːl] South African n 1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a hut village in southern Africa, esp one surrounded by a stockade 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an enclosure for livestock adj (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) denoting or relating to the tribal aspects of the Black African way of life vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to enclose (livestock) in a kraal [from Afrikaans, from Portuguese curral pen; see corral] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations kraal n → Kral m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So he pushed along on his journey, and all went well until he had passed the little town of Stanger, once the site of Duguza, the kraal of Chaka, the first Zulu king and the uncle of Cetywayo. These kraals are wide patches of cleared land, surrounded by hedges and jungles, where traders take shelter against not only the wild beasts, but also the robber tribes of the country. I was up beyond the Manica country, at a place called Sitanda's Kraal, and a miserable place it was, for a man could get nothing to eat, and there was but little game about. |
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