kraal

A rural village, typically consisting of huts surrounded by a stockade.

An enclosure for livestock.

In South Africa, primarily, a collection of huts arranged around a circular inclosure for cattle, or the inclosure itself; hence, any closely built village, especially one within a stockade, or a farming establishment or ranch. Also spelled krawl.

To place (cattle or sheep) in a kraal or shed for shelter or safe-keeping. See kraal, n.

A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.

An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.

In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.

An enclosure for livestock.

a pen for livestock in southern Africa

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