"Milieu" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /miˈli̯øː/, [mɪlˈjøː], [mi.liˈøː] Audio: De-Milieu.ogg
Etymology: 19th century, from French milieu. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|milieu}} French milieu Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Milieu n (strong, genitive Milieus, plural Milieus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Milieus [genitive], Milieus [plural], strong [table-tags], Milieu [nominative, singular], Milieus [definite, nominative, plural], Milieus [genitive, singular], Milieus [definite, genitive, plural], Milieu [dative, singular], Milieus [dative, definite, plural], Milieu [accusative, singular], Milieus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (literary) atmosphere, ambiance, environment, setting (in general) Tags: literary, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Milieu-de-noun-v6RGc1wf
  2. a specific social environment or setting Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Welt, Umgebung, Umfeld
    Sense id: en-Milieu-de-noun-OSXvLACz Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 67 12
  3. (especially) underworld; demimonde; world of crime, drugs, and/or prostitution Tags: especially, neuter, strong Synonyms: Halbwelt, Unterwelt Hyponyms: Drogenmilieu, Rotlichtmilieu
    Sense id: en-Milieu-de-noun-vqsjaml8

Inflected forms

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