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Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...

is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.

Reno may also refer to:

Places

Italy
  • The Reno River
    Reno River
    The Reno is a river of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is the tenth longest river in Italy and the most important of the region apart from the Po...

    , in Northern Italy


Canada
  • Reno No. 51, Saskatchewan
    Reno No. 51, Saskatchewan
    Reno No. 51 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 4, just north of the USA border, and east of the Alberta border, in the southwestern corner of the province...

    , a rural municipality


United States
  • Reno, Indiana
    Reno, Indiana
    Reno is an unincorporated town in Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana....

  • Reno, Ohio
    Reno, Ohio
    Reno is an unincorporated community in southern Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45773. It is located on the Ohio River a short distance above the county seat of Marietta. State Route 7 forms its...

  • Reno, Pennsylvania
  • Reno, Lamar County, Texas
    Reno, Lamar County, Texas
    Reno is a city in Lamar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,767 at the 2000 census.- History :Reno, on U.S. Highway 82 adjacent to Paris in Lamar County, may have been a switching station on the Texas and Pacific Railway, which was built through the area in 1876. In 1886 the...

  • Reno, Parker County, Texas
    Reno, Parker County, Texas
    Reno is a city located in Parker County, Texas, United States . As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 2,494.-Geography:...

  • Reno County, Kansas
    Reno County, Kansas
    Reno County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 64,511 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Reno County.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska...

  • Reno Township, Michigan
    Reno Township, Michigan
    Reno Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Reno Township, Minnesota
    Reno Township, Minnesota
    Reno Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles , of which, 29.8 square miles of it is land and 6.1 square...


People

  • Don Reno
    Don Reno
    Don Wesley Reno was an American bluegrass and country musician best known as a banjo player in partnership with Red Smiley, and later with guitarist Bill Harrell.-Biography:...

    , American country musician
  • Ginette Reno
    Ginette Reno
    Ginette Reno, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She is known by the nickname .Born as Ginette Reynault in Montreal, Quebec, she played the role of Maria Barberini in the independent film Mambo Italiano and played the mother in Léolo.She has recorded in both...

    , French-Canadian author
  • Janet Reno
    Janet Reno
    Janet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...

    , former attorney general of the United States
  • Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno is a French actor. Working in French, English, Spanish and Italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, Ronin and Couples Retreat, but also in European productions such as the...

    , French actor
  • Jesse L. Reno
    Jesse L. Reno
    Jesse Lee Reno was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War, the western frontier, and as a Union General during the American Civil War...

    , American military general during the Mexican American War, and the American Civil War
  • Jesse W. Reno
    Jesse W. Reno
    Jesse Wilford Reno invented the first working escalator in 1891 used at the Old Iron Pier, Coney Island, New York City...

    , American inventor of the escalator
  • Marcus Reno
    Marcus Reno
    Marcus Albert Reno was a career military officer in the American Civil War and in the Black Hills War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne...

    , American cavalry officer, participated in the Battle of Little Big Horn
  • Mike Reno
    Mike Reno
    Mike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....

    , Canadian rock musician
  • Tony Reno
    Tony Reno
    Tony Niemistö is a Swedish musician, best known as Tony Reno, the original drummer in the rock band Europe. He played on Europe's first two albums, Europe and Wings of Tomorrow. He parted company from the band before the second leg of the Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984...

    , Swedish rock musician
  • Walter E. Reno
    Walter E. Reno
    Walter Elsworth Reno was an officer in the United States Navy. He died while on convoy duty in World War I, when his ship was accidentally rammed by a British vessel.-Biography:...

    , American naval officer
  • The stage name of professional wrestler Rick Cornell
    Rick Cornell
    Richard "Rick" Cornell is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Reno, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion.-Before wrestling:...


Culture

  • Reno 911!
    Reno 911!
    Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and...

    , a TV show on Comedy Central
  • Reno, a member of the "Turks" in the videogame Final Fantasy VII, and in the CGI
    Computer-generated imagery
    Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...

     film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
  • Reno Raines, a character in Renegade (TV Series)
    Renegade (TV series)
    Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native...

     played by Lorenzo Lamas

Other uses

  • A shortened version of the word renovation
    Renovation
    Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...

  • Reno Air Races
    Reno Air Races
    The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada, USA...

    , airplane's competition.
  • Reno, an alternative name for Italian wine made from the Riesling
    Riesling
    Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally...

     grape
  • Suzuki Reno, a compact car
  • The USS Reno (DD-303)
    USS Reno (DD-303)
    The first USS Reno was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Walter E...

    , American destroyer sunk during World War I, named after Walter E. Reno
  • The USS Reno (CL-96)
    USS Reno (CL-96)
    USS Reno was an updated Atlanta-class light cruiser - sometimes referred to as the "Oakland-class" - designed and built to specialize in antiaircraft warfare. She was the first warship to be named for the city of Reno, Nevada. The one other USS Reno was a destroyer named for Lt. Commander Walter E...

    , American cruiser, named after the city of Reno, Nevada
  • Reno, first American-type 4-4-0 locomotive
    4-4-0
    Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

    . Built in 1872 for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
    Virginia and Truckee Railroad
    The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to Carson City, Nevada. In Carson City, the...

  • The Rhine river, named "Reno" in the Italian language
  • The TCP Reno congestion avoidance algorithm.
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