milieu
[noun]
Synonyms: surroundings, background, element, environment, locale, location, scene, setting

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mi‧lieu /ˈmiːljɜː $ miːˈljɜː, -ˈljuː/ noun (plural milieux /-ljɜːz, -ljɜː $ -ˈljɜːz, -ˈljuːz, -ˈljɜː, -ˈljuː/ or milieus) [countable] formal
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French]
the things and people that surround you and influence the way you live and think:
Proust’s work reflected his own social and cultural milieu.
She never felt happy in a student milieu.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲