milieu
noun [C] /mɪˈljɜː/
/miːlˈjɜː/ (plural milieux or milieus) formalDefinition
› the people, physical, and social conditions and events that provide the environment in which someone acts or lives: It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked.Lifestyles and their studyEnvironments and localities
(Definition of milieu noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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