Dracula

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/ˈdɹækjʊlə//ˈdɹækjələ/

proper noun

The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

Similar
Count Dracula
OriginRomanian drac ← Latin dracō →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. fictionThe fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

    Synonyms: Count Dracula

  2. A former prince of Wallachia.
nounDracula (plural Draculas)

plural Draculas

  1. nonstandardAny 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)

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

Similar
Count Dracula
Also see
count draculadrac

Origin

  1. Latindracō“dragon”
  2. Romaniandrac“devil”
  3. EnglishDracula

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Дракула, Влад Дракула
  • Дракула (Drakula)fictional vampire
  • Влад Дракула (Vlad Drakula)former prince of Wallachia
  • Влад Цепеш (Vlad Cepeš)former prince of Wallachia
Chinese Mandarin 德拉庫拉 /德拉库拉, 德古拉
  • 德拉庫拉 /德拉库拉 (Délākùlā)fictional vampire
  • 德古拉 (Dégǔlā)fictional vampire
  • 弗拉德德古拉 (fúlādédégǔlā)former prince of Wallachia
Dutch Dracula, Vlad Dracula
  • Draculafictional vampire
  • Vlad Draculaformer prince of Wallachia
  • Vlad de Spietserformer prince of Wallachia
  • Vlad IIIformer prince of Wallachia
Esperanto Drakulo
  • Drakulofictional vampire
French Dracula
  • Draculafictional vampire
German Drakula, Dracula
  • Drakulafictional vampire
  • Draculafictional vampire
Greek Δράκουλας
  • Δράκουλας (Drákoulas)fictional vampire
Hindi ड्रैकुला
  • ड्रैकुला (ḍraikulā)fictional vampire
Hungarian Drakula
  • Drakulafictional vampire
Italian Dracula
  • Draculafictional vampire
Japanese ドラキュラ
  • ドラキュラ (Dorakyura)fictional vampire
Korean 드라큘라
  • 드라큘라 (Deurakyulla)fictional vampire
Lithuanian Drakula
  • Drakulafictional vampire
Persian دراکولا
  • دراکولا (drâkulâ)fictional vampire
Polish Drakula, Wład Palownik
  • Drakulafictional vampire
  • Wład Palownikformer prince of Wallachia
Portuguese Drácula
  • Dráculafictional vampire
Romanian Dracula, Vlad Țepeș
  • Draculafictional vampire
  • Vlad Țepeșformer prince of Wallachia
  • Vlad Drăculeaformer prince of Wallachia
Russian Дра́кула, Влад Це́пеш
  • Дра́кула (Drákula)fictional vampire
  • Влад Це́пеш (Vlad Cépeš)former prince of Wallachia
  • Влад Дра́кула (Vlad Drákula)former prince of Wallachia
Spanish Drácula
  • Dráculafictional vampire
Tagalog Drakula
  • Drakulafictional vampire
Yiddish דראַקולאַ
  • דראַקולאַ (drakula)fictional vampire

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Dracula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dracula

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“Dracula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dracula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dracula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dracula.

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