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   Mi·lieu

   /milˈyo͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's social environment: "he grew up in a military milieu"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: French, from mi ‘mid’ + lieu ‘place’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMILIEU definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · milieu in American English. (mɪlˈju, mil-, French miˈljœ) noun Word forms: plural -lieus, French -lieux (-ˈljœ) surroundings, esp. of a social or cultural nature. a snobbish milieu. SYNONYMS background, sphere, setting. See environment. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

3. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › milieumilieu | meaning of milieu in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   English. milieu. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mi‧lieu /ˈmiːljɜː $ miːˈljɜː, -ˈljuː/ noun (plural milieux /-ljɜːz, -ljɜː $ -ˈljɜːz, -ˈljuːz, -ˈljɜː, -ˈljuː/ or milieus) [ countable] formal the things and people that surround you and influence the way you live and think Proust’s work reflected his own social and cultural milieu.

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › milieu_nmilieu, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun milieu mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun milieu . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

5. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › milieuMilieu - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms, Etymology

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   Dictionary definition of milieu. The social, cultural, and environmental setting in which a person or group exists. "Growing up in a rural milieu, he developed a deep love for nature." Detailed meaning of milieu. This term can encompass a wide range of factors, such as a person's upbringing, education, social status, and geographic location.

6. en.bab.la › dictionary › french-englishMILIEU - Translation in English - bab.la

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   "milieu" in English. volume_up. milieu {m} EN. volume_up. mean value. midterm. dampener. environment. middle. media. medium. setting. gangland. underworld. background. low life. milieu. walk of life. midst. middle ground. volume_up. milieux {m pl} EN. volume_up. environments.

7. www.wordreference.com › definition › milieumilieu - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   /Fr. miˈlyœ/. surroundings; environment: a poor social milieu. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. mi•lieu (mil yŏŏ′, mēl-; Fr. mē lyœ′ ), n., pl. -lieus, Fr. -lieux. (-lyœ′ ). surroundings, esp. of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu. Latin medius middle; see medium) + lieu lieu.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › french-englishMILIEU | translate French to English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MILIEU translate: middle, environment, milieu, milieu, background, middle, circle, element, environment, mean, medium. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.