milieu

n. environment, surroundings, social setting; medium; background

Milieu is the French word for environment (disambiguation page). Milieu may refer to:Social environmentMilieu (literature), in literature and sociology the cultural environment that an individual lives inNatural environmentMilieu (chemistry), in chemistry and biology the surplus or shortage of electrons in a solution, for example, base or acidThe Sentient Milieu, a cooperative group of species from the Star Control fictional universe.Milieu (Musician), the [electronic musician]
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Noun
1. the environmental condition
(synonym) surroundings
(hypernym) environment

n. milieu, social setting; environment, surroundings; background

n. ambience, environment; medium, mean; middle, mid