milieu

environment

External conditions affecting life

• surroundingsArea around something
• backdropRear stage scenery
• localeSpecific place or area

landscape · terrain · scene · venue · location · habitat · domain · sphere · realm · arena

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

• customsTraditional practices or import taxes
• traditionsLong-established customs passed down
• valuesPrinciples held worthwhile

beliefs · norms · mores · rituals · practices · worldview · ethos · zeitgeist · folkways · conventions

ambiance

Mood of surroundings

• moodPrevailing emotional condition
• auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
• vibeIntuitive sense of mood

tone · feel · ethos · air · flavor · spirit · character · tenor · climate · temper

upbringing

Childhood care and training

• rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
• originsPoints where things start
• heritageInherited cultural legacy

provenance · circumstances · formation · conditioning · influences · context · history · breeding · extraction · station

community

Collective of connected people

• societyOrganized communal human existence
• circlesEquidistant curves from centers
• networkInterconnected system

scene · clique · cohort · peer group · in-crowd · salon · coterie · set · crowd · intelligentsia

• French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
• contextbackground, setting, circumstances, situation, environment
• spacesspace, alcove, compartment, corner, place
• stagingstaging, stage, set, set design, set dressing
• ambianceatmosphere, mood, feel, vibes, vibe
• historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era