milieu

(mĭl-yʊ', mē-lyœ')
n., pl., -lieus, or -lieux (-lyœ').
An environment or a setting.

[French, from Old French, center : mi, middle (from Latin medius) + lieu, place (from Latin locus).]

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a somewhat literary word for one's environment or social surroundings, is pronounced mil-yur. The preferred plural form is milieux (pronounced mil-yurz).

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noun

The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development: ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, mise en scène, surroundings, world. See be, limited/unlimited, place.

The sphere in which each individual lives and which he or she is affected by. This sphere includes the tangible objects and people, the social and cultural phenomena, and the images which influence human behaviour. See phenomenal environment.

IN BRIEF: n. - The environmental condition.

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(pl. milieus or milieux)

environment or setting.

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[Fr.] surroundings, environment.

• m. extérieur — external environment.
• m. intérieur — internal environment; the interstitial tissue fluid and lymph in which the cells are bathed.

See words rhyming with "milieu."

Common misspelling(s) of milieu

• mileu
• mileau

Dansk (Danish)
n. - miljø

Nederlands (Dutch)
milieu (m.n. sociaal)

Français (French)
n. - milieu (sout)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Milieu

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιβάλλον, (κοινωνικός) περίγυρος

Italiano (Italian)
ambiente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ambiente (m)

Русский (Russian)
окружающая среда

Español (Spanish)
n. - ambiente, atmósfera, medio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - miljö

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
周围环境, 出身背景

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 周圍環境, 出身背景

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주위환경

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 環境

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بيئه, وسط بيئي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סביבה, סביבה חברתית, הווי‬

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