milieu
Definitions of milieu
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the area in which something exists or livessynonyms: buurt, contreie, contreien, entourage, nabijheid, omgeving, omstreek, omstreken, omtrek, sierrandtypes:ambiancethe atmosphere of an environmentvoertaalthe surrounding environmentverwarmingselementthe most favorable environment for a plant or animalbiotoop, habitat, leefgebied, standplaats, woongebiedthe type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurssmeltkroesan environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilatedtype of:gebieda demarcated area of the Earth
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the totality of surrounding conditionssynonyms: leefklimaat, leefmilieu, leefomgeving, leefomstandigheden, leefsfeer, leefsituatie, levensomstandigheden, omgeving, woonomgevingtypes:context, omstandigheid, perspectief, zinsverbandthe set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or eventtype of:constellatiethe general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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(religion) the world of the deadsynonyms: Acheron, Hades, Tartarus, onderwereld, penoze, schimmenrijktype of:werelda place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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the criminal classsynonyms: dodenrijk, onderwereld, penoze
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel traces generations of a seemingly cursed Dominican family.
A Walk in the Woods
With his characteristic wit, Bill Bryson recounts his five-month hike along the Appalachian Trail.