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

“He liked the work I did on those other two units so much, he wants me to reno the entire fifth floor.”

From Literature

“With active winters, we’ll have snow even in May,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Gigi Giralte in Reno.

From Los Angeles Times

"Freshwater fish support hundreds of millions of people around the world, so for humans, they're very important," said Dr. Zeb Hogan, co-author of the report and professor of biology at University of Nevada, Reno.

From BBC

Josephine Nicolet, 6, left, Nate Nicolet and Gavin Nicolet, 9, of Reno watch the insects fly around them at the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times

Its reputation is as a working- to middle-class sport; even the big players drive themselves from tournament to tournament in their own cars, leaving their families to follow an itinerary of what a touring rock band would regard as secondary markets — Reno; Indianapolis; Akron, Ohio; Springfield, Mo. — playing in alleys that from the outside might resemble a giant warehouse, with maybe a big bowling pin for decoration.

From Los Angeles Times