Reims

American

[reemz, rans] / rimz, rɛ̃s /

Or Rheims

noun

a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.

Reims British

/ rɛ̃s, riːmz /

noun

a city in NE France: scene of the coronation of most French monarchs. Pop: 187 206 (1999)

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Jean‑Paul Domin, an economist at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, said the trend, emerging over the past three or four years, was symptomatic of a system in crisis.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy, near Reims, said it had been robbed of its entire stock of fresh and frozen snails - a "real blow" ahead of the holiday season.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The 33-year-old was appointed in May after an impressive start to his coaching career in France with Reims and Lens.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Ekitike initially arrived on loan for the second half of the 2023-24 season after struggling for minutes at PSG, who he had joined 18 months earlier from Reims.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

One is a Mass he wrote for Reims Cathedral, newly rebuilt but subsequently destroyed in the French Revolution, and which, as it happens, had a complex maze set into its nave.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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