Transylvanian
Americannoun
plural
Transylvanians-
a native or inhabitant of Transylvania.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Transylvania or its people.
Example Sentences
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Bram Stoker's 1897 novel about a Transylvanian vampire whose move to England unleashes terror, obsession and desire is one of the most frequently adapted works of fiction in history, with hundreds of stage and screen versions reinventing the vampire for new generations.
From BBC
Nicholas Santiago’s projections give eerie embellishment to Stephanie Kerley Schwartz’s scenic design, so that the basic outline of Inverness Castle suggests at moments Dracula’s Transylvanian crypt.
From Los Angeles Times
An ancient Transylvanian vampire haunts a young woman in 19th Century Germany.
From BBC
Inside the Vatican Banquet Hall’s castle-like exterior and fog-filled middle-of-the-room runway interior stage, it’s not hard to envision the longtime struggle between the Van Helsing family of vampire hunters and the Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, playing out.
From Los Angeles Times
Since Bram Stoker wrote his 1897 novel about a Transylvanian nobleman who is also a vampire, there have been countless films, plays, books, essays and comic book adaptations.
From BBC
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