milieu

See also Milieu

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French milieu.

Pronunciation

• (RP)¹ IPA: /ˈmiːljəː/; compare: milieux¹.
• (RP)² IPA: /mɪˈljəː/; compare: milieux².

Noun

milieu (plural milieux or milieus)

1. A person’s social setting or environment.

Translations

a person’s social setting or environment

Chinese: Mandarin: 周圍環境 (cmn), 周围环境 (cmn) (zhōuwéi huánjìng) Danish: miljø (da) n. Estonian: miljöö (et) Finnish: ympäristö (fi), lähiympäristö (fi) French: milieu (fr) m.

German: Milieu (de) n. Norwegian: miljø (no) n. Romanian:mijloc (ro) n. Spanish: entorno (es) m. Swedish: miljö (sv) c.

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Noun

milieu n. (plural milieus, diminutive milieutje)

1. environment

Derived terms

• milieuverontreiniging
• milieuvriendelijk

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French

Etymology

mi- (“mid”) +‎ lieu (“place”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

milieu m. (plural milieux)

1. Place; setting; surroundings; social circle.
2. middle

Derived terms

• au milieu