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reno

1

[ ren-oh ]

noun

plural renos.
  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

/ ˈːəʊ /

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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Reno

  1. City in western Nevada .
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Notes

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

Origin of reno1

By shortening
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More than half a million people in California received early warnings through MyShake on Dec. 5 for a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck 30 miles off the Humboldt County coast; and on Dec. 9 for a magnitude 5.7 earthquake centered about 50 miles southeast of Reno, which was widely felt across Central California.

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On March 29, Corona resident Roman Lacayo died in a snowboarding accident at the Kirkwood Ski Resort and 7-year-old Reno resident Adelyn Grimes was killed by a falling boulder at the Diamond Peak Ski Resort at Incline Village.

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Reno, wrote "Say No to Death's Dominion"; contrary to the title, he argues that death should be embraced, and that those who save lives through medical science are in league with Satan.

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He returned to Reno a year later as head coach at Nevada.

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His final season in Reno, one of his star players, Cody Martin, mused about Musselman becoming an NBA coach again.

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