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Dracula

/ˈdɹækjʊlə/

Dracula proper noun: the fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

Proper noun

Dracula

  1. The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
    Synonyms:
    Count Dracula
  2. A former prince of Wallachia.

Noun

Dracula (plural Draculas)

  1. (nonstandard) Any vampire.
    • But he would have had to have been over 250 years old! Like a Dracula or something.2004 November 16, Brian Mitsoda, Chad Moore, TJ Perillo, Jason D. Anderson, Leonard Boyarsky, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, →OCLC, spoken by Dr. Ingvar Johansen (J. Grant Albrecht)

Dracula meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Tagalog and Persian

Dracula in Hindi

fictional vampire
ड्रैकुला ḍraikulā

Dracula in Marathi

fictional vampire
ड्रॅक्यूला ḍrĕkyūlā

Dracula in Tagalog

fictional vampire
Drakula

Dracula in Persian

fictional vampire
دراکولا drâkulâ

Synonyms of Dracula

Forms of Dracula

pluralDraculas

Origin of Dracula

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”).

Words formed from Dracula

Phrases with Dracula

Questions about Dracula

What does Dracula mean?
Dracula means the fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
What is Dracula in Hindi?
Dracula in Hindi is ड्रैकुला (ḍraikulā). See Dracula meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dracula?
Dracula can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Dracula?
Dracula is pronounced /ˈdɹækjʊlə/.

Words near Dracula in the dictionary

  1. Dracos in Leather Pants
  2. dracoside
  3. dracotaur
  4. dracotaurs
  5. dracs
  6. Dracula
  7. Dracula sneeze
  8. Dracula sneezes
  9. Draculaesque
  10. Draculas
  11. draculin

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