melting pot

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noun

a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.

a country, locality, or situation in which cultural assimilation results in blending the heritage and traditions of previously distinct ethnic groups.

Origin of melting pot

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Words nearby melting pot

meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melt in one's mouth, melton, Melton Mowbray, meltwater, melty

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Example sentences from the Web for melting pot

The New America trusts its melting-pot automatically to remake mixed breeds over night into citizens of the Republic.
Our Part in the Great War|Arthur Gleason
Many others, probably, went to the melting-pot at the time of the Conquest.
Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology|John D. Baldwin
There was something, he saw, in this idea of the melting-pot, if only the mingling could be managed by gods that saw the future.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
My silver chargers and candlesticks were thrown into the melting-pot, as were those of many another cavalier.
Micah Clarke|Arthur Conan Doyle

The unselected copper numbered 3000 or so, and were only eligible for the melting-pot.
The Confessions of a Collector|William Carew Hazlitt

British Dictionary definitions for melting pot

melting pot

noun

a pot in which metals or other substances are melted, esp in order to mix them

an area in which many races, ideas, etc, are mixed

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Cultural definitions for melting pot

melting pot

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

单词	melting pot
释义	melting pot SEE SYNONYMS FOR melting pot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused. a country, locality, or situation in which cultural assimilation results in blending the heritage and traditions of previously distinct ethnic groups. Origin of melting pot late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425 Words nearby melting pot meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melt in one's mouth, melton, Melton Mowbray, meltwater, melty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melting pot The New America trusts its melting-pot automatically to remake mixed breeds over night into citizens of the Republic. Our Part in the Great War\|Arthur Gleason Many others, probably, went to the melting-pot at the time of the Conquest. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology\|John D. Baldwin There was something, he saw, in this idea of the melting-pot, if only the mingling could be managed by gods that saw the future. The Prisoner\|Alice Brown My silver chargers and candlesticks were thrown into the melting-pot, as were those of many another cavalier. Micah Clarke\|Arthur Conan Doyle The unselected copper numbered 3000 or so, and were only eligible for the melting-pot. The Confessions of a Collector\|William Carew Hazlitt British Dictionary definitions for melting pot melting pot noun a pot in which metals or other substances are melted, esp in order to mix them an area in which many races, ideas, etc, are mixed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to melting pot fusion, pluralism, multiculturalism, conflation Cultural definitions for melting pot melting pot A term expressing the view that immigrants to the United States have been fused or melted into a single people. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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melting pot

noun

Origin of melting pot

Words nearby melting pot

Example sentences from the Web for melting pot

British Dictionary definitions for melting pot

noun

Words related to melting pot

Cultural definitions for melting pot