melting pot

American  

noun

melting pots plural

1. a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.

2. a country, locality, or situation in which cultural assimilation results in blending the heritage and traditions of previously distinct ethnic groups.

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melting pot British  

noun

1. a pot in which metals or other substances are melted, esp in order to mix them

2. an area in which many races, ideas, etc, are mixed

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melting pot Cultural  

1. A term expressing the view that immigrants to the United States have been fused or melted into a single people.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• melting pots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of melting pot

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

melting pot

It’s a melting pot of, of people, of personalities, of characters.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The space at Alley Bar morphed into a melting pot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Marcos said fans were used to that, and the team is uniquely built to represent the nation's melting pot.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Fox also had his own spreadsheet, built around a Control-F search for terms like tribal, immigrants, diversity, inclusion, Indigenous, Native, equity, equality, marginalized, BIPOC, solidarity, citizenship, melting pot, social justice, and gay.

From Slate ● May 14, 2026

She jumped into the melting pot with both feet.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Related Words

• fusion
• pluralism