reno

¹ American  

[ren-oh] / ˈrɛn oʊ /

noun

plural

renos

1. Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.

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Reno ² American  

[ree-noh] / ˈri noʊ /

noun

1. Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.

2. a city in W Nevada.

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Reno British  

/ ˈriːnəʊ /

noun

1. a city in W Nevada, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada: noted as a divorce, wedding, and gambling centre by reason of its liberal laws. Pop: 193 882 (2003 est)

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Reno Cultural  

1. City in western Nevada.

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Known for its gambling casinos and, in the first half of the twentieth century, for easily obtained divorces.

Etymology

Origin of reno

By shortening

Example Sentences

Google is still headquartered in California, but other companies tied to Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recently lef the state, including T-Rex Holdings, which moved from Palo Alto to Reno last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there is Norma Camero Reno, who despite living in the U.S. for more than 40 years, said she has her bags packed and is ready to fly to Caracas as soon as she feels Venezuela has stabilized.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Camero Reno said she always maintained her connection to Venezuela and owns two apartments there.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve done a lot for this country,” said Camero Reno, 74, referring to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harvey Philip Pratt, a Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal member, was born April 13, 1941, in El Reno, Okla. He was a so-called veil baby—an extremely rare type of birth in which the child emerges still held within its amniotic sac.

From The Wall Street Journal