milieu (redirected from milieux)

mi·lieu  (ml-y, m-ly)

n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux (-ly)

An environment or a setting.

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[French, from Old French, center : mi, middle (from Latin medius; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots) + lieu, place (from Latin locus).]

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milieu [ˈmiːljɜː (French) miljø]

n pl -lieux [-ljɜː -ljɜːz (French) -ljø], -lieus

surroundings, location, or setting

[from French, from mi- mid¹ + lieu place]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

milieu - the environmental condition           surroundings environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

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milieu

noun surroundings, setting, scene, environment, element, background, location, sphere, locale, mise en scène (French) They stayed within their own social milieu.

Translations

milieu [ˈmiːljɜː] (milieus or milieux (pl)) [ˈmiːljɜː] N → medio m, entorno m

milieu [ˈmiːljɜː] n → milieu m

milieu

n → Milieu nt

milieu [ˈmiːljɜː] n → ambiente m sociale

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milieu [ˈmiːljɜː] n → ambiente m sociale