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Definition of Dracula noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Dracula

noun

/ˈdrækjələ/

/ˈdrækjələ/

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a character in many horror films who is a vampire. Vampires appear at night and bite their victims and drink their blood.
Word OriginFrom the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Variant of Drakula, Dragwlya, names given to Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler), a 15th-cent. prince of Wallachia renowned for his cruelty.

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