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Definitions for milieu
mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; Fr. miˈlyœ; mɪlˈyʊz, mil-; Fr. miˈlyœmi·lieu

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. milieu, surroundingsnoun

    the environmental condition

Wiktionary

  1. milieunoun

    A person's social setting or environment.

  2. Etymology: From milieu.

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  1. milieu

    Milieu is a French term used to refer to a person's social environment or surroundings. It can include both physical and cultural context, encompassing factors such as socioeconomic status, education, relationships, and societal norms. It is essentially the setting, backdrop or context in which events occur or individuals exist or develop. The term is often used in sociology, anthropology, psychology, and other social sciences.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of milieu in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of milieu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of milieu in a Sentence

  1. David Schenker:

    The military milieu is one in which the King is most comfortable.

  2. Bob Baer:

    The thing with Russian spies is 99 percent of them are walk-ins, and these people make the decision on their own completely, putting it out there and getting in this milieu and seeding the idea of volunteering for The FBI is a good idea.

  3. David Schenker:

    In many ways, I think he'd really rather be jumping out of airplanes than meeting in Davos with the rich and powerful, the military milieu is one in which the King is most comfortable.

  4. Bob Baer:

    Putting it out there and getting in this milieu and seeding the idea of volunteering for The FBI is a good idea.

  5. Melissa Goist:

    Due to the nature of the design, thongs can potentially promote transmission of colon bacteria towards and into the vagina, this potentially will disrupt the normal bacterial milieu and increase the risk of vaginal and urinary infections.

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