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

But between Washington’s CFP appearance last January, Oregon’s No. 1 ranking for most of the 2024 season and USC’s rich tradition, the newcomers have contributed to a melting pot of style and substance on the football field. —Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

Even though Spanish was spoken in what’s now the U.S. decades before Jamestown, Americans have long thought of Latinos as a people apart who would poison the proverbial melting pot the more their spice dominated the stew. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024

Across the board, the melting pot that is the Peruvian culinary canon is proudly showing its roots. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024

Our traditions are famously a melting pot of cultures and creeds. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024

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