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melting_pot

melting pot

See also: melting-pot

English

Noun

melting pot (plural melting pots)

  1. A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
  2. (idiomatic) 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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