racoon

British

/ rəˈkuːn /

noun

a variant spelling of raccoon

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Equally, while Requiem will see the carefully coiffed Leon return to old haunts such as Racoon City's police department from the second game, he and Grace will still explore plenty of new locations too.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Her most frequent drawing muse is Rocket Racoon from Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy."

From Salon • May 29, 2023

The man who made Rocket Racoon, Groot and Star-Lord household names thinks so.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

But there’s still a place where the Umbrella Corporation and Racoon City loom large: tie-in movies and TV shows.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2021

Providentially, she got out safely, and soon the party was transferred to the Racoon, which returned to Simon’s Bay.

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