kennel noun

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/ˈken.əl/ n [C]

Definition

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(US usually doghouse) a small, usually wooden shelter for a dog to sleep in outside

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US (UK kennels) a place where people leave their dogs to be taken care of while they are away, or a place where dogs are bred

We left our dog in kennels when we went away.

(Definition of kennel noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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