Dracula

[ drak-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈdræk yə lə /

noun

(italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.

Count, the central character in this novel: the archetype of a vampire.

Origin of Dracula

≪ Low German Dracol, Dracole, Dracle a by-name of the Wallachian prince Vlad II, “the Impaler” (1431–76); orig. of the name is disputed, but it has long been popularly associated with Romanian dracul the devil (drac devil (< Latin dracō dragon) + -ul definite article)

Examples from the Web for dracula

That was what I liked: the idea that they find that ship, and like in Dracula there is a coffin on board, in the cargo.
Vampires without Glitter or Girl Problems: Inside Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’|Andrew Romano|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first on-set memory she is certain of came two years later in Dracula.
The Next Great Coppola|Caryn James|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just like Dracula, Bill Compton, and Edward Cullen, adult ticks live vampirically on mammalian blood.
Cases of New Tick-Borne Illness, Heartland Virus, Grow|Kent Sepkowitz|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dracula was a great moment for Keanu, in my view, and I will take no prisoners on that.
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When Dracula feeds on a human, the blood sucking is more graphic than on True Blood, even.
NBC’s ‘Dracula’ Sure Is Sexy, But It Isn’t Scary|Kevin Fallon|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She had a dread feeling that Cecil might be able to crawl over the sheer face of a building, like "Dracula."
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
Of course, all vampires live to a strange lease on life, but most of them are spirits rather than human beings as was Dracula.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
The count, in Dracula, who has lived his vampire life for centuries, is said to be hale and fresh as if he were forty.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
He come on moonlight rays as elemental dust—as again Jonathan saw those sisters in the castle of Dracula.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
He had been posing as a retired dentist and here he was running up walls like the count in Dracula.
Anthony Trent, Master Criminal|Wyndham Martyn