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Dracula

Pronunciation: /ˈdrakjʊlə/

Definition of Dracula
  • the Transylvanian vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1897).

Origin:

variant of Drakula, Dragwlya, names given to Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler), a 15th-century prince of Wallachia renowned for his cruelty

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