the first floor
noun [S]Definition
B1 UK the level of a building that is one level above the street: She works on the first floor.Floors and parts of floors B1 US the level of a building that is at the same level as the street → Compare ground floorFloors and parts of floors first-floor /ˌfɜːstˈflɔːr/
/ˌfɝːstˈflɔːr/ adjective [before noun] B1 a first-floor flat/apartment/officeFloors and parts of floors
/ˌfɝːstˈflɔːr/ adjective [before noun] B1 a first-floor flat/apartment/officeFloors and parts of floors(Definition of the first floor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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