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'''Courant''' may mean several things.
* Courant is a common word for "[[newspaper]]". In the 18th century, the term apparently spread from the [[Netherlands]] with publications like the ''[[Leeuwarder Courant]]''. [[England]] and [[United States|America]] also had newspapers called the Courant. [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s brother [[James Franklin (printer)|James]] began a ''[[New England Courant]]'' in Boston. ''[[The Hartford Courant]]'', founded in 1764, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. {{Fact|date=April 2008}}
*[[Courant, Charente-Maritime|Courant]], a [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Charente-Maritime]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', [[France]]
*[[Charge (heraldry)#Quadrupeds|Courant]], in [[heraldry]], signifying a running animal with all four paws raised
* The [[Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]] at [[New York University]]
* Courant, an alternative spelling for the [[Baroque dance]] form, [[courante]].
==People==
* [[Richard Courant]], Mathematician
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