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ground floor

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The floor of a building closest to ground level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: first floor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The initial stage of a project.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: first floor, ground level

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: floor, level, storey, story

4

noun

Meaning 4

becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he got in on the ground floor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beginning

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առաջին հարկ (aṙaǰin hark) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Basque: beheko solairu — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Catalan: planta baixa — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一樓 /一楼 (yīlóu) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 底層 /底层 (dǐcéng) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Czech: přízemí — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Dutch: begane grond — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Dutch: benedenverdieping — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Esperanto: partero — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Esperanto: teretaĝo — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Finnish: pohjakerros — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Finnish: ensimmäinen kerros — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Finnish: katutaso — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • French: rez-de-chaussée — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Galician: soto — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Galician: baixo — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Georgian: ნულოვანი სართული (nulovani sartuli) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Georgian: ქვედა სართული (kveda sartuli) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Georgian: პირველი სართული (ṗirveli sartuli) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Georgian: ცოკოლის სართული (coḳolis sartuli) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • German: Erdgeschoss — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Greek: ισόγειο (isógeio) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Hebrew: קוֹמַת קַרְקַע (komát karká') — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Hindi: भूतल (bhūtal) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Hungarian: földszint — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Icelandic: jarðhæð — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Italian: piano terra — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Italian: pianterreno — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Japanese: 一階 (ikkai) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Javanese: jogan lingga — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Javanese: lantai siji — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Khmer: ជាន់ផ្ទាល់ដី (cŏən phtŏəl dəy) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Korean: 일층 (ilcheung) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Macedonian: при́земје (prízemje) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Malay: tingkat bawah — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Persian: هَمکَف (hamkaf) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Polish: parter — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Portuguese: térreo — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Portuguese: rés do chão — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Romanian: parter — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Russian: пе́рвый эта́ж (pérvyj etáž) — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Serbo-Croatian: при́зе̄мље — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Serbo-Croatian: prízēmlje — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Slovak: prízemie — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Slovene: pritličje — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Spanish: planta baja — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Spanish: piso edáfico — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Spanish: primer piso — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Swahili: ghorofa ya chini — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Swedish: gatuplan — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Swedish: markplan — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Swedish: förstavåning — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Tagalog: unang palapag — floor of a building closest to ground level
  • Turkish: zemin kat — floor of a building closest to ground level