reno

¹

[ ren-oh ]

noun

, plural ren·os.

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

Reno

²

[ ree-noh ]

noun

1. Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.
2. a city in W Nevada.

Reno

/ 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)

Reno

1. City in western Nevada .

Notes

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reno¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Up until she was hired to play overbearing mom Beverly Goldberg on “The Goldbergs,” Wendi McLendon-Covey worked a side job in addition to acting in films like “Bridesmaids” and shows like “Reno 911!”

From Los Angeles Times

Even through “Reno 911!” and “Bridesmaids”?

From Los Angeles Times

Well, we did it on “Reno 911!” but that was a different thing because we were obviously copying “Cops.”

From Los Angeles Times

Reno, Nevada's divorce tourism took off later between 1927 and 1931, when legislators lowered the residency requirement for divorce from six months to three months, and then down to six weeks.

From Salon

Smith, 40, who was raised in Reno and lives in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas, added that the economic concerns affecting residents of the entire country have a disproportionate impact on the state.

From Los Angeles Times