melting pot

American  

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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of melting pot

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Also, America is a melting pot as most of us are descendants of immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"This is our fourth generation in Pakistan," he said, adding there are more than 106 Bengali neighbourhoods in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city which is known as a multicultural melting pot.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“We are a melting pot, and soccer is a foundation for all those cultures coming together,” Hamm said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

"The traditional way of making this material is by essentially a melting pot," Zhong said, referring to the Czochralski approach.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

He was a melting pot of European nationalities in a single wool suit.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Related Words

• fusion
• pluralism