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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In South Los Angeles, a new 185,000-square-foot Costco will be the first floor of a high-rise mixed-use project that also contains 800 apartments.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Every room Coutts designed on the house’s first floor features a different color palette of brilliant hues, filled with art and colliding patterns that spark joy.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
The first floor's outer areas contain conference rooms equipped for entertainment or privacy, depending on the visiting client's needs.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Jackson last spring moved the district office into the first floor of a high-rise in the Theodore Lawless Gardens apartment complex that is owned and managed by Higginbottom.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Every room Coutts designed on the house’s first floor features a different color palette of brilliant hues, filled with art and colliding patterns that spark joy.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
The first floor's outer areas contain conference rooms equipped for entertainment or privacy, depending on the visiting client's needs.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Jackson last spring moved the district office into the first floor of a high-rise in the Theodore Lawless Gardens apartment complex that is owned and managed by Higginbottom.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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