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
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In addition, the southeast Asian country is a veritable melting pot of cultures and cuisines, and English is widely spoken (official signage also is written in English).
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Chicago was considered then to be America’s melting pot.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Dubai, on the other hand, is a melting pot, so being here has opened my eyes in so many ways.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Alfonsina Russo, an archaeologist at Rome’s Colosseum, says in the statement that these discoveries show that Ostia Antica was once a melting pot of cultures.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Chicago was considered then to be America’s melting pot.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Dubai, on the other hand, is a melting pot, so being here has opened my eyes in so many ways.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Alfonsina Russo, an archaeologist at Rome’s Colosseum, says in the statement that these discoveries show that Ostia Antica was once a melting pot of cultures.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for melting pot
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“Melting pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melting%20pot. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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