Reus, a town of Spain, 58 miles by rail SW. of Barcelona and 4 N. of its seaport, Salou. The prosperity of the place dates from about 1750, when a number of English merchants settled there. It is a busy centre of the cotton, silk, and silk ribbon industries, prepares wine, and manufactures soap, brandy, and leather. Pop. 27,505.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 673
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