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melting pot

 
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–noun
1. a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.
2. a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures is taking place.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
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melting pot  
n.  

  1. A container in which a substance is melted.

  2. A place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated society: "Canadians . . . liked to think of their country as a mosaic rather than a melting pot" (Kenneth McNaught).

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melting pot

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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