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

Examples of melting pot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The historic Moorish quarter is a melting pot of cultural influences, including Iberians, Greeks, Romans, and Visigoths, who have all passed through these streets, just like you. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024

The energy, the flavor, the food, the music, the melting pot... —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024

The city has long been a melting pot, its port exchanging goods and ideas with everywhere in the Mediterranean (and beyond). —Federica Bocco, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2024

His reliance on the IDF as a melting pot also worked well, effectively assimilating great numbers of new Israelis. —Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

melting pot

noun

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