first floor
noun
plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British
: the floor next above the ground floor
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On the first floor, tennis and its growing lifestyle category take pride of place.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
The first floor library—the earl’s favorite space in the home, according to Mansion Global—is done in the same hue, while most other rooms have neutral walls or wallpapers.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2024
Fire crews responded to the 1300 block of Stratford Avenue at 3:30 a.m. and found a building with commercial businesses on the first floor and apartments on the second ablaze, according to the Bridgeport Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
The Key Club, a 6,700 square-foot space with 300 seats, has a prime location: the first floor of CocoWalk below the vegan restaurant Planta Queen.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
The first floor library—the earl’s favorite space in the home, according to Mansion Global—is done in the same hue, while most other rooms have neutral walls or wallpapers.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2024
Fire crews responded to the 1300 block of Stratford Avenue at 3:30 a.m. and found a building with commercial businesses on the first floor and apartments on the second ablaze, according to the Bridgeport Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
The Key Club, a 6,700 square-foot space with 300 seats, has a prime location: the first floor of CocoWalk below the vegan restaurant Planta Queen.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
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