Meaning

6 senses
  1. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

    Nische, Mauernische, Wandnische

    ни́шаníša

    ні́шаníša

  2. Any similar position, literal or figurative.

  3. Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.

  4. A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.

    ökologische Nische

    ни́шаníša

    ні́шаníša

  5. (broadly)Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

    I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.

    Nische, Marktnische, Marktlücke

    ни́шаníša

    ні́шаníša

    a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

  6. An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. U.S. companies are working to find a niche in the Japanese economy.

    deAmerikanische Firmen suchen nach einer Nische in der japanischen Wirtschaft.

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  2. He's trying to find his niche.

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  3. She's trying to find her niche.

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  4. They're trying to find their niche.

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  5. Tom found his niche in Boston.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
cavity, hollow, or recess:
Русский
By meaning 1
cavity, hollow, or recess:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
cavity, hollow, or recess:
ecological function of an organism:
position of opportunity:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, fr

Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.

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Forms

plural: niches
Singularniche
Pluralniches

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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