melting pot

noun

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.

melting pot

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

melting pot

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of melting pot¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

For centuries it was “the world’s greatest melting pot” of indigenous, European, African, Caribbean and Asian peoples, the crossroads of the vast Spanish empire.

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At the moment, the formula, the melting pot, and all those ingredients that are going in are looking very positive for England.

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"These things could only have happened in London or the UK, through the melting pot of cultures," Bracey adds.

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He was elected in 2018 as a lawmaker from Queens, a melting pot of predominantly poor and migrant communities, representing the area in the New York State Assembly.

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With the city under his leadership, the Jewish community will stand unafraid, contributing the best of ourselves—along with every other precious community—to the melting pot that is our beloved New York.

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Related Words

• fusion 
• pluralism