Meaning of niche in English

1. Pronunciation

   /nɪtʃ/

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1. Noun

   niche

   Etymology

   early 17th century (in niche (sense 3 of the noun)): from French, literally ‘recess’, from nicher‘make a nest’, based on Latin nidus‘nest’

   Definitions

   1. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

   Examples

   • « he found his niche in the academic world »
2. 2. a small concavity
3. 3. an enclosure that is set back or indented
4. 4. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)