Found 2 items, similar to melting pot.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: melting pot melting pot n 1: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated 2: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions [syn: crucible]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Melting pot Melting pot \Melt"ing pot\ n. 1. A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sociology) (fig.) A place where people of different backgrounds become similar in culture. The United States has often been referred to as a melting pot, though the differences in cultures of recently arrived immigrants persists beyond the generation of immigrants. [PJC]