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en miljö

environment, milieu, surroundings/mɪlˈjøː/

Meaning

environment; milieu; surroundings

In Swedish: omgivning

Forms

Forms of miljö
Singular, indefiniteen miljö
Singular, definitemiljön
Plural, indefinitemiljöer
Plural, definitemiljöerna

miljö is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor miljö, den stora miljön. Check another noun

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miljö in a sentence

  • leva i en främmande miljö
    live in strange surroundings
  • arv och miljö
    heredity and environment
  • slå vakt om miljön
    safeguard the environment
  • Kontoret var en stökig miljö.
    The office was a noisy environment.
  • Hon brydde sig om miljön
    She cared about the environment
  • I Paris konstnärliga miljö frodas kreativiteten.
    In the artistic milieu of Paris, creativity thrives.

Words built with miljö

  • hemmiljö home interior
  • arbetsmiljö work environment
  • uppväxtmiljö childhood and adolescence, home environment
  • miljögift pollutant, contaminant
  • miljövård environmental conservation
  • miljöskydd environmental protection
  • miljörörelse environmentalism
  • miljöproblem environmental issue
  • miljöförstöring pollution

Questions

What does miljö mean in English?

miljö means “environment, milieu”.

Is it en miljö or ett miljö?

It is en miljö, and “the environment” is miljön.

What is the plural of miljö?

The plural of miljö is miljöer, and the definite plural is miljöerna.

Similar words

omgivning

Origin

Borrowed from French milieu.

Nearby common words

miljö is number 3,963 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary