# das Milieu

das Milieu is a German noun meaning “atmosphere”. Forms: des Milieus, die Milieus.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Milieus
- Plural: die Milieus

## In other languages

- Русский: среда, обстановка, окружение

## Meanings

1. _literary_ atmosphere, ambiance, environment, setting (in general)
   - das pittoreske Milieu der Heimatfilme
2. a specific social environment or setting
   - das Milieu der Schönen und Reichen — the environment of the rich and beautiful
3. underworld; demimonde; world of crime, drugs, and/or prostitution
   - Die polizeilichen Ermittlungen führten ins Frankfurter Milieu. — Police inquiries pointed to the Frankfurt underworld.

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