milieu

Better is Mr. Burnett’s movie, which also has a specific sense of milieu, albeit in a very different setting: South Central Los Angeles.

A lively and fluent writer, Mr. Kurlansky, the author of books on the Basques, cod, salt and other subjects, brings the Boston milieu to life with sympathy, verve and dry humor.

It was in this milieu that Grimes settled down to make her “California album.”

This was the milieu in which young Carol grew up.

His lively melodies about love, hope and despair - embellished with catchy riffs - brought a breath of fresh air to an otherwise tense social milieu.