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

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Etymology

Origin of melting pot

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Example Sentences

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melting pot

It’s created this amazing melting pot that really sets us apart from every other state, and it’s truly woven into the depths of Texas culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Elisabeth said the work, created as part of the International Day of Birmingham, celebrated the region's heritage as a "magical melting pot".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The big, green lady in the harbor and the melting pot and all that.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Yet she argues that Kander’s work embodies not the melting pot but “culinary pluralism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Here they encountered a melting pot of Afroasiatic and Nilo-Saharan farmers and herders growing millet and sorghum and raising livestock in drier areas, along with Khoisan hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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Related Words

• fusion
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