Coon can refer to:

• an abbreviation for raccoon
• the Maine Coon, a breed of domestic cat
• an ethnic slur used in American, British and Australian English for people of African or aboriginal Australian descent
• a brand of cheese in Australia
• Coon Carnival, a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa

Type species Procyon lotor Linnaeus, 1758 Species Procyon cancrivorus Procyon insularis Procyon lotor A raccoon (also spelled racoon) is a nocturnal mammal in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. ... The Maine Coon is one of the largest breeds of domestic cat, known for its intelligence and playfulness as well as its distinctive physical appearance. ... The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or in some cases, nationality, region, or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Coon is the trademark of a cheddar cheese produced by Dairy Farmers in Australia. ... The Coon Carnival is a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...

Places

• Coon Creek Township, Minnesota in the USA,
• Coon Rapids, Iowa in the USA,
• Coon Rapids, Minnesota in the USA,
• Coon Valley, Wisconsin in the USA,
• Coon, village in north-east Kilkenny (Ireland) home to St Martin's hurling club,

Coon Creek Township is a township located in Lyon County, Minnesota. ... Coon Rapids is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. ... Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. ... Coon Valley is a village located in Vernon County, Wisconsin. ...

People

• Carleton Stevens Coon, an American physical anthropologist
• Edward William Coon invented a technique for fast maturation of cheese
• Gene Coon was an American screenwriter and television producer
• Jeremy Coon, credited as a producer of Napoleon Dynamite
• Zip Coon, a character created by blackface performer George Washington Dixon, giving rise to the eponymous ethnic slur

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