English Explanatory Dictionary

milieu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An environment or setting; a medium; environs
  2. A social environment or setting.
  3. A group of people with a common point of view; a social class or group.

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːljɜː/ /mɪlˈjɜː/ /-ˈju/ /-ˈjʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-milieu.wav /mɪlˈju/

Word forms

milieu milieux milieus

Etymology

PIE word *me Borrowed from French milieu (“physical or social environment; group of people with a common point of view”), from Middle French milieu, meilleu, mileu, from Old French milliu, meillieu, mileu (“middle”), from mi- (prefix meaning ‘half’) (from Latin medius (“half; middle”)) + lieu, leu (“place”) (from Latin locus (“place; spot (specific location)”)).

Derived words

micromilieu milieu control milieu therapy

Translations

Bulgarian: околна среда Chinese Mandarin: 社會環境 /社会环境 Danish: miljø Dutch: milieu Esperanto: socia medio Estonian: miljöö Finnish: lähiympäristö Finnish: miljöö Finnish: ympäristö French: milieu German: Milieu Greek: περιβάλλον Hungarian: miliő Indonesian: milieu Indonesian: lingkungan hidup Irish: timpeallacht Korean: 사회환경 Malay: milieu Norwegian: miljø Polish: otoczenie Polish: środowisko Polish: milieu Portuguese: milieu Portuguese: meio social Romanian: mijloc Russian: среда́ Spanish: entorno Spanish: ambiente Spanish: milieu Swedish: miljö Tamil: சூழல் Ukrainian: середовище
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