melting pot
noun
plural melting pots
1
a
: a place where a variety of peoples, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole
b
: the population of such a place
2
: a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty
melting-pot
ˈmel-tiŋ-ˌpät 
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But the duo makes their own unique style of music, which has become a melting pot of genres and inspirations. 
Bellamy Richardson, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Vienna was a melting pot of nationalities from across central Europe and beyond, with visitors struck by its polyglot population and its burgeoning cultural scene, which attracted the finest composers, performers, and artists from near and far. Angus Robertson, The Week, 2 Aug. 2022 This southwest corner of Brooklyn is a melting pot, largely populated over the last century by Norwegian, Syrian, Italian, Irish and Greek immigrants. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Chula Vista has always been a melting pot of diverse communities and socio-economic backgrounds, with rich ties to the agricultural history of the city and access to the waterfront and marina. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 At lunch, the H Street spot becomes a melting pot, attracting a mix of office drones, construction workers and students from nearby Gonzaga College High School. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 Historical records show that Motya was a welcoming cultural melting pot, so the holidays and celestial events belonging to other ancient cultures were likely celebrated there. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 These men were seen as a threat, and Tiger Bay — a multiracial melting pot and home to trade unions and anti-colonial ferment — was a flashpoint of those fears. Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021 This religious melting pot suggests a mixing of Roman and Egyptian culture and religion, even in the domestic space. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2022 See More
Bellamy Richardson, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Vienna was a melting pot of nationalities from across central Europe and beyond, with visitors struck by its polyglot population and its burgeoning cultural scene, which attracted the finest composers, performers, and artists from near and far. Angus Robertson, The Week, 2 Aug. 2022 This southwest corner of Brooklyn is a melting pot, largely populated over the last century by Norwegian, Syrian, Italian, Irish and Greek immigrants. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Chula Vista has always been a melting pot of diverse communities and socio-economic backgrounds, with rich ties to the agricultural history of the city and access to the waterfront and marina. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 At lunch, the H Street spot becomes a melting pot, attracting a mix of office drones, construction workers and students from nearby Gonzaga College High School. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 Historical records show that Motya was a welcoming cultural melting pot, so the holidays and celestial events belonging to other ancient cultures were likely celebrated there. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 These men were seen as a threat, and Tiger Bay — a multiracial melting pot and home to trade unions and anti-colonial ferment — was a flashpoint of those fears. Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021 This religious melting pot suggests a mixing of Roman and Egyptian culture and religion, even in the domestic space. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
- disapprove
- disapprove (of)
- disapprove of
- disapproved
- disapproved (of)
- disapproved of
- disapprover
- disapprovers
- disapproves
- disapproves (of)
- disapproves of
- disapproving
- disapproving (of)
- disapproving of
- disapprovingly
- disarm
- disarmament
- disarmaments
- disarmed
- disarmer
- disarmers
- disarming
- disarmingly
- disarms
- disarrange