melting pot
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melting pot
n.
1. A container in which a substance is melted.
2. A place or society in which immigrants of different cultures or races form a single culture.
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melting pot
n
1. a pot in which metals or other substances are melted, esp in order to mix them
2. an area in which many races, ideas, etc, are mixed
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melt′ing pot`
n.
1. a container in which metals or other substances are heated until they fuse.
2. a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures takes place.
[1375–1425]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
2. | ![]() vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
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Translations
بوتَقَه
kde dochází k míchání národůkulturmístoras
smeltedigel
melting pot
miesto miešania
kaynaşma yuvası
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
melt
(melt) verb to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated. The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.
ˈmeltdown noun the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system.
ˈmelting-point noun the temperature at which a given solid melts. The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade.
ˈmelting pot noun a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend. The United States is often described as a melting pot.
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