Niche — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

a small concavity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈiːʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈiːʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪtʃ/.

Examples

he found his niche in the academic world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ecological niche recess corner recession

Parts of Speech

noun	a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it “he found his niche in the academic world”
noun	a small concavity
noun	an enclosure that is set back or indented
noun	(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

Word Forms

recess	verb	make a recess in
corner	verb	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nische

eine Position, die besonders gut zu der Person passt, die sie innehat

🇪🇸Spanish

nicho

un puesto especialmente adecuado para la persona que lo ocupa

🇮🇹Italian

nicchia

una posizione particolarmente adatta alla persona che la occupa

🇵🇹Portuguese

nicho

uma posição particularmente adequada à pessoa que a ocupa

🇷🇺Russian

ниша

должность, особенно хорошо подходящая для человека, который ее занимает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताक

वह पद जो उस पर आसीन व्यक्ति के लिए विशेष रूप से उपयुक्त हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কুলুঙ্গি

যে ব্যক্তি এটি দখল করে তার জন্য বিশেষভাবে উপযুক্ত একটি অবস্থান

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கிய இடம்

ஒரு நிலை குறிப்பாக அதை ஆக்கிரமித்த நபருக்கு மிகவும் பொருத்தமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

గూడ

ఒక స్థానం ముఖ్యంగా దానిని ఆక్రమించే వ్యక్తికి బాగా సరిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोनाडा

विशेषतः ज्या व्यक्तीने ते व्यापलेले आहे त्याच्यासाठी योग्य स्थान

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશિષ્ટ

જે વ્યક્તિ તેના પર કબજો કરે છે તેના માટે ખાસ કરીને યોગ્ય સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೂಡು

ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಾನವು ಅದನ್ನು ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാടം

അത് വഹിക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തിക്ക് പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അനുയോജ്യമായ ഒരു സ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਸ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵੀਂ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇਸ 'ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاق

ایک پوزیشن خاص طور پر اس شخص کے لئے موزوں ہے جو اس پر قابض ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

利基

特别适合占据该职位的人的职位

🇯🇵Japanese

ニッチ

その地位に就く人に特に適した地位

🇰🇷Korean

벽감

그 자리를 차지하는 사람에게 특히 잘 맞는 자리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hốc tường

một vị trí đặc biệt phù hợp với người chiếm giữ nó

🇹🇭Thai

ซอก

ตำแหน่งที่เหมาะสมอย่างยิ่งกับผู้ครอบครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ceruk

suatu posisi yang sangat cocok untuk orang yang mendudukinya

🇵🇭Filipino

angkop na lugar

isang posisyon na partikular na angkop sa taong sumasakop dito

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المكانة

منصب مناسب بشكل خاص للشخص الذي يشغله

🇮🇷Persian

طاقچه

موقعیتی که مخصوصاً برای شخصی که آن را اشغال می کند مناسب است

🇹🇷Turkish

niş

özellikle onu işgal eden kişiye çok uygun bir pozisyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוּמחָה

תפקיד המתאים במיוחד למי שכובש אותו

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