1. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage.
City in Nevada, US, known for gambling and easy divorces; Products include building materials and electronic equipment.
The University of Nevada-Reno is here. Reno was settled 1858 and grew quickly with the discovery nearby of the Comstock Lode, a large gold and silver deposit. The transcontinental railroad reached Reno 1868.
2. City in Texas (USA).
3. City in Texas (USA).
Stadt in Nevada (USA), östl. der Sierra Nevada, 115 000 Ew.; Univ. (1874); Metall- u. Holz-Ind.; gilt als »Spielhölle« u. »Scheidungsparadies«.
Kindey.
(1938-) US lawyer, US attorney general from 1993. She was state attorney (chief prosecutor) for Dade County (which includes Miami), Florida, 1978–93.