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milieu
[ mil-yoo, meel-; French mee-lyœ ]
/ mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; French miˈlyœ /
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noun, plural mi·lieus, French mi·lieux [mee-lyœ]. /miˈlyœ/.
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu.
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Origin of milieu
synonym study for milieu
See environment.
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British Dictionary definitions for milieu
milieu
/ (ˈmiːljɜː, French miljø) /
noun plural -lieux (-ljɜː, -ljɜːz, French -ljø) or -lieus
surroundings, location, or setting
Word Origin for milieu
C19: from French, from mi- mid 1 + lieu place
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