Dracula
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈdɹækjʊlə//
- //ˈdɹækjələ//
The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
proper noun
- 1
The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
- 2
A former prince of Wallachia.
Etymology
From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin dracō (“dragon”).
noun
- 1
Any vampire.
But he would have had to have been over 250 years old! Like a Dracula or something.
Forms
- plural
- Draculas
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