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milieu

mi·lieu [ mil y, mi ly ] (plural mi·lieus or mi·lieux [ mi ly ])


noun 
Definition:
 
surroundings: the surroundings or environment that somebody lives in and is influenced by
grew up in an artistic milieu

[Mid-19th century. < French< mi "mid" (< Latin medius) + lieu "place"]
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