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ground floor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) The floor of a building closest to ground level.
   • The rite of the certification of death and placement in the coffin took place on Monday evening at 8:00 PM in the chapel on the ground floor of the late Pope's residence in the Casa Santa Marta. 2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News:
2. (figuratively, informal) The initial stage of a project.
   • We are the exclusive marketing agents for three excellent condominium developments which can get you in on the ground floor of a truly fine winter/summer resort experience. 1981, Texas Monthly, volume 9, number 7, page 171:

Forms

Synonyms

first floor

Translations (56)

es planta baja (floor of a building closest to ground level) · eo partero (floor of a building closest to ground level) · fi ensimmäinen kerros (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sh prízēmlje (floor of a building closest to ground level) · hi भूतल (floor of a building closest to ground level) · el ισόγειο (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ca planta baixa (floor of a building closest to ground level) · it piano terra (floor of a building closest to ground level) · jv lantai siji (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ja 一階 (floor of a building closest to ground level) · fr rez-de-chaussée (floor of a building closest to ground level) · fa هَمکَف (floor of a building closest to ground level) · cmn 一樓 /一楼 (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sh при́зе̄мље (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sv gatuplan (floor of a building closest to ground level) · pt rés do chão (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sv förstavåning (floor of a building closest to ground level) · es primer piso (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sk prízemie (floor of a building closest to ground level) · fi pohjakerros (floor of a building closest to ground level) · it pianterreno (floor of a building closest to ground level) · jv jogan lingga (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ms tingkat bawah (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sw ghorofa ya chini (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sl pritličje (floor of a building closest to ground level) · pl parter (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ka ცოკოლის სართული (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ka ნულოვანი სართული (floor of a building closest to ground level) · cmn 底層 /底层 (floor of a building closest to ground level) · fi katutaso (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ka ქვედა სართული (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ar دَوْر أَرْضِيّ (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ko 일층 (floor of a building closest to ground level) · mk при́земје (floor of a building closest to ground level) · de Erdgeschoss (floor of a building closest to ground level) · hu földszint (floor of a building closest to ground level) · es piso edáfico (floor of a building closest to ground level) · sv markplan (floor of a building closest to ground level) · gl baixo (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ro parter (floor of a building closest to ground level) · he קוֹמַת קַרְקַע (floor of a building closest to ground level) · nl benedenverdieping (floor of a building closest to ground level) · eu beheko solairu (floor of a building closest to ground level) · tl unang palapag (floor of a building closest to ground level) · is jarðhæð (floor of a building closest to ground level) · nl begane grond (floor of a building closest to ground level) · cs přízemí (floor of a building closest to ground level) · hy առաջին հարկ (floor of a building closest to ground level) · eo teretaĝo (floor of a building closest to ground level) · pt térreo (floor of a building closest to ground level) · km ជាន់ផ្ទាល់ដី (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ru пе́рвый эта́ж (floor of a building closest to ground level) · gl soto (floor of a building closest to ground level) · tr zemin kat (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ka პირველი სართული (floor of a building closest to ground level) · ar طَابِق أَرْضِيّ (floor of a building closest to ground level)