lieus
121purlieu — pur•lieu [[t]ˈpɜr lu, ˈpɜrl yu[/t]] n. pl. lieus 1) purlieus environs or neighborhood 2) a place frequented by a person; haunt 3) an outlying district of a town or city 4) a piece of land on the edge of a forest, orig. land once part of a royal… …
122mi|lieu — «mee LYER», noun, plural mi|lieus «mee LYERZ», mi|lieux «mee LYER». surroundings; environment: »He [man] takes the milieu in which he finds himself for granted (H. G. Wells). ╂[< French milieu < mi (< Latin medius middle) + …
123mi·lieu — /milˈjuː/ noun, pl lieus or lieux /milˈjuːz/ [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] …
124pur·lieu — /ˈpɚlˌjuː/ noun, pl lieus [count] formal : the area surrounding a place usually plural the purlieus of the old fortress …
