MELTINGPOT

Melting pot

The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States; the melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.

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melting pot

Noun

  1. A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
  2. A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
    The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.


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