"Dracula" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɹækjʊlə/, /ˈdɹækjələ/
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”). Etymology templates: {{l|ro|Vlad Țepeș|t=Vlad the Impaler}} Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”), {{m|ro|dracul|Dracul|lit=the Devil}} Dracul (literally “the Devil”), {{bor|en|ro|drac||devil}} Romanian drac (“devil”), {{der|en|la|dracō||dragon}} Latin dracō (“dragon”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dracula
  1. (fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. Categories (topical): Fiction, Artistic works, Fictional characters, Individuals Synonyms: Count Dracula Translations (fictional vampire): 德拉庫拉 (Chinese Mandarin), 德拉库拉 (Délākùlā) (Chinese Mandarin), 德古拉 (Dégǔlā) (Chinese Mandarin), Dracula (Dutch), Drakulo (Esperanto), Dracula [masculine] (French), Drakula [masculine] (German), Dracula [masculine] (German), Δράκουλας (Drákoulas) [masculine] (Greek), ड्रैकुला (ḍraikulā) [masculine] (Hindi), Drakula (Hungarian), Dracula (Italian), ドラキュラ (Dorakyura) (Japanese), Дракула (Drakula) [masculine] (Macedonian), ड्रॅक्यूला (ḍrĕkyūlā) [masculine] (Marathi), دراکولا (drâkulâ) (Persian), Drakula [masculine] (Polish), Drácula [masculine] (Portuguese), Dracula [masculine] (Romanian), Дра́кула (Drákula) [masculine] (Russian), Drácula [masculine] (Spanish), Drakula (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Dracula-en-name-N0XMhjj1 Disambiguation of Artistic works: 67 9 24 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 89 2 9 Disambiguation of Individuals: 73 7 21 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Dracula Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 2 12 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 2 22 37 Disambiguation of Dracula: 70 0 30 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'fictional vampire': 99 1
  2. A former prince of Wallachia. Translations (former prince of Wallachia): 弗拉德德古拉 (fúlādédégǔlā) (Chinese Mandarin), Vlad Dracula [masculine] (Dutch), Vlad de Spietser [masculine] (Dutch), Vlad III [masculine] (Dutch), Wład Palownik [masculine] (Polish), Vlad Țepeș (Romanian), Vlad Drăculea (Romanian), Влад Це́пеш (Vlad Cépeš) [masculine] (Russian), Влад Дра́кула (Vlad Drákula) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Dracula-en-name-zLA9q-bI Disambiguation of 'former prince of Wallachia': 1 99

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹækjʊlə/, /ˈdɹækjələ/ Forms: Draculas [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{l|ro|Vlad Țepeș|t=Vlad the Impaler}} Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”), {{m|ro|dracul|Dracul|lit=the Devil}} Dracul (literally “the Devil”), {{bor|en|ro|drac||devil}} Romanian drac (“devil”), {{der|en|la|dracō||dragon}} Latin dracō (“dragon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dracula (plural Draculas)
  1. (proscribed) Any vampire. Tags: proscribed Related terms: Count Dracula, Nosferatu
    Sense id: en-Dracula-en-noun-KyLeL8WD Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 2 12 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 2 22 37

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɹækjələ/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "德拉庫拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Délākùlā",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "德拉库拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Dégǔlā",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "德古拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "Drakulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drakula"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Drákoulas",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Δράκουλας"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ḍraikulā",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ड्रैकुला"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "Drakula"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Dorakyura",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "ドラキュラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Drakula",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Дракула"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ḍrĕkyūlā",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ड्रॅक्यूला"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "drâkulâ",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "دراکولا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drakula"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drácula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Drákula",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Дра́кула"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drácula"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fictional vampire",
      "word": "Drakula"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fúlādédégǔlā",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "word": "弗拉德德古拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vlad Dracula"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vlad de Spietser"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vlad III"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wład Palownik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "word": "Vlad Țepeș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "word": "Vlad Drăculea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vlad Cépeš",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Влад Це́пеш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vlad Drákula",
      "sense": "former prince of Wallachia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Влад Дра́кула"
    }
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    "Dracula",
    "Order of the Dragon",
    "Vlad II Dracul",
    "Vlad the Impaler"
  ],
  "word": "Dracula"
}

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  "etymology_text": "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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    {
      "word": "Count Dracula"
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    {
      "word": "Nosferatu"
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          "ref": "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)",
          "text": "But he would have had to have been over 250 years old! Like a Dracula or something.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 6, Ryōta Nishino, “Army Doctors’ Struggle”, in Japanese Perceptions of Papua New Guinea: War, Travel and the Reimagining of History, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 67",
          "text": "On 6 June 1943, […] [Dr. Asō Tetsuo] tried to restrain himself from wallowing in self-pity: \"[…] I see the sick coming to my tent like [a bunch of] Draculas sucking away my blood. […]\"",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɹækjʊlə/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɹækjələ/"
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    "Dracula",
    "Order of the Dragon",
    "Vlad II Dracul",
    "Vlad the Impaler"
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}

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