milieu
noun/mɪlˈjɜː/
/mɪlˈjuː/
[countable, usually singular] (plural milieux, milieus
(from French, formal)/mɪlˈjɜːz/
/mɪlˈjuːz/
)- the social environment that you live or work in synonym background
- The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: French, from mi ‘mid’ + lieu ‘place’.Definitions on the go
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