English Explanatory Dictionary

Dracula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
  2. A former prince of Wallachia.
noun
  1. Any vampire.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹækjʊlə/ /ˈdɹækjələ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dracula.wav

Word forms

Dracula Draculas

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”).

Synonyms

Count Dracula

Related words

Count Dracula Nosferatu

Derived words

blackula
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