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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)

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