Wallachian
Britishadjective
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“Dracula in Wallachian language means DEVIL,” Stoker wrote in his journal.
From Salon
"Dracula in Wallachian language means DEVIL," Stoker wrote in his journal.
From Salon
There, in a book called “An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia” by William Wilkinson, he discovered the name Dracula, which means “devil” in the Wallachian dialect.
From New York Times
While Irish writer Bram Stoker never visited Transylvania, the inspiration for the character Dracula is said to have been 15th Century Wallachian leader Vlad the Impaler.
From BBC
Dracula Untold means not only to upend the charnel image of Bram Stoker’s vampire but also to give a sweet sheen to the legend of Vlad “The Impaler” Dracula, the Wallachian king whose name Stoker borrowed for his novel.
From Time
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