Basement
Basement noun - The lowest part, place, or point.
Usage example: the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work
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Turns out she lived in a trailer and the basement was just a hole in the ground underneath it.
Source: Basement-Dweller -
In an episode of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Jerry has to go to the basement of the Atlas Dinner and discovers a stone plate stating it was built on such ground.
Source: Indian Burial Ground -
However, in America, the main floor IS the first floor* (exceptions exist, usually if the main entrance is not on the ground floor and the ground floor isn't really a basement).
Source: We All Live in America
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