mi·lieu 
/milˈju:/ noun
plural mi·lieus or mi·lieux /milˈju:/ noun /milˈju:z/ [count] formal : the physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops
▪ He and his wife come from different cultural milieus. [=backgrounds, environments]
▪ He and his wife come from different cultural milieus. [=backgrounds, environments]
