melting pot
NounSynonyms:
crucible
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
- a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactionsSynonyms: crucible
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]