English dictionary
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English noun: niche | |||
| 1. | niche (state) a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it | ||
| Samples | He found his niche in the academic world. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, station | ||
| 2. | niche (shape) a small concavity | ||
| Synonyms | corner, recess, recession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pharyngeal recess | ||
| 3. | niche (artifact) an enclosure that is set back or indented | ||
| Synonyms | recess | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alcove, apse, apsis, bay, cinerarium, columbarium, fireplace, hearth, mihrab, open fireplace | ||
| 4. | niche (state) (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) | ||
| Synonyms | ecological niche | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| Domain category | bionomics, ecology, environmental science | ||
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