MILIEU


Meaning of MILIEU in English

mēlˈyə̄, -ˈyü, -ˈyə(r) noun

( plural mi·lieus -z ; also mi·lieux -(z))

Etymology: French, environment, center, midst, from Old French, center, midst, from mi middle (from Latin medius ) + lieu place, from Latin locus — more at mid , stall

1. : environment , setting

historical milieu of a novel

stylistic and dialectical speech milieus — B.H.Smeaton

2.

a. : the numbers in the middle column of the layout in roulette when a bet is placed on them

b. : the numbers 13 to 24 in the roulette layout : the second dozen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.