milieu
pronunciation
How to pronounce milieu in British English:
UK [mi:ˈljɜ:]
How to pronounce milieu in American English:
US [mi'ljə]
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- Noun:
- the environmental condition
Word Origin
- milieu (n.)
- "surroundings," 1877, from French milieu, "middle, medium, mean," literally "middle place" (12c.), from mi "middle" (from Latin medius; see medial (adj.)) + lieu "place" (see lieu).
Example
- 1. The inevitable next step after milieu control is extensive personal manipulation .
- 2. She is divorced , in a far-right milieu with traditional catholic overtones .
- 3. Still , the conviction of mr pasqua does raise questions about the political milieu in which he made his name .
- 4. Likewise , the various microbial pathogens that invade our bodies and cause infectious disease interact with this complex 3-d tissue milieu .
- 5. Yet even in this highly politicised milieu , the material comforts of my life back home were among their chief preoccupations .