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niche

niche

noun NEESH Rare
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Origin: Italian nicchia, from nicchio (shell)

Also means

doghouse

Usage Note

Niche primarily means a recess in a wall for a statue or object, and by extension a specialized market or role: une niche commerciale is a market niche. It also means a doghouse (la niche du chien). The command à la niche! is used to send someone away or put them in their place, like ordering a dog to its kennel.

Examples

"Le chien dormait dans sa niche."

Natural Translation

The dog was sleeping in its kennel.

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