first floor vs ground floor :

first floor or ground floor

In the US, the first floor of a building is also the ground floor; but in Europe the first floor is the floor above the ground floor, and the second floor is the one above that. This is important information for novice American travelers trying to find their hotel rooms.

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Definitions
  first floor
  • n  the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
  ground floor
  • n  the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
  • n  becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
News & Articles
  first floor
  • Looking Back - June 22, 1988
    This photo was taken in the early 1970s, looking down Fitch Street from Main Street. The building on the left was the ladies section of the Men’s Shop. The next building was Bevy’s Rooming House with retail shops on the first floor.
    June 20, 2013 - American Journal
  • Around Town for Thursday, June 20
    Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m. every Thursday, The Prospector Hotel. Women, Infants, and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor.
    June 20, 2013 - Juneau Empire
  • DBP façade grant monies are beginning to be put to work
    First floor could be turned into retail space after finished
    June 18, 2013 - The Clarksdale Press Register
  ground floor