Niche : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Niche	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Niche
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
niche n a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world" a small concavity Synonym(s): recess, recession, niche, corner an enclosure that is set back or indented Synonym(s): recess, niche (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) Synonym(s): niche, ecological niche
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niche \Niche\, n. [F., fr. It. nicchia, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. nicchio a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. mytilus.] A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative. Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed. --Evelun.