- milieu, surroundings - the environmental condition
--1 is a kind of environment
- environment, environs, surroundings, surround - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
--2 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--2 has particulars:ambiance, ambience; medium; setting, scene; element; habitat, home ground; melting pot; parts Derived form: verb surround2