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

melting-pot

ˈmel-tiŋ-ˌpät 

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

As a melting pot of Chinese, Malay, and Indian cultures, Singapore is one of the world’s great food cities—and a real feast for travelers hungry for food and culture. —Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022

Bagchi, with his band of brothers at Central High, a melting pot of cultures, most of whom have faced adversity and naysayers themselves, is proving everybody wrong. —Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022

Texas has fielded a melting pot of outfielders this season. —Dallas News, 29 July 2022

Sicily is the epitome of a melting pot of cultures that create a medley of dishes that today are uniquely Sicilian. —Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021

His eye-popping display inside the American Cathedral was a typical melting pot of streetwear, tailoring and cross-cultural, country-hopping references. —Thomas Adamson, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023

Optional restaurants are as much a melting pot as the staffers themselves. —Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022

The store was, for many years, an energetic melting pot of residents and a locale for poetry readings and other gatherings. —Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 13 May 2022

The Dallas music scene has always been hard to pin down, and Deep Ellum is the city’s musical melting pot. —Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

melting pot

noun

1

: a container in which something is melted : crucible

2

: a place (as a city or country) in which various nationalities or races live together and gradually blend into one community