niche
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plural
niches
plural
niches
Britannica Dictionary definition of NICHE
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1
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a job, activity, etc., that is very suitable for someone
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I found a niche for myself after high school.
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She finally found her niche as a teacher.
2
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the situation in which a business's products or services can succeed by being sold to a particular kind or group of people
— usually singular
— often used before another noun
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They're still trying to find their niche in the market/industry.
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This product fills a niche in the market. = This product fills a market niche. [=provides something that certain kinds of people want to buy]
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Teenage girls are our niche market. [=are the people we can sell our products to]
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niche products/publications [=products/publications that appeal to a particular kind or group of people]
3
technical
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an environment that has all the things that a particular plant or animal needs in order to live
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the species that fill an environmental/ecological niche
4
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a curved space in a wall that is designed to hold a statue, vase, etc.
