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
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The country’s melting pot of cultures tells a myriad of stories—shipwrecks, enslavement, colonization, and displacement—all of which have shaped its complex history.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
Mexico City is a melting pot of the country’s most beloved cuisines, from Oaxacan moles to cochinita pibil from Yucatán.
—Michaela Trimble, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The bais, the researchers realized, are big melting pots, big playgrounds, for a menagerie of forest dwellers.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The hotel chain came up with the concept to celebrate golf as an intergenerational melting pot and to showcase Omni’s premier golf offerings.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
Mexico City is a melting pot of the country’s most beloved cuisines, from Oaxacan moles to cochinita pibil from Yucatán.
—Michaela Trimble, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The bais, the researchers realized, are big melting pots, big playgrounds, for a menagerie of forest dwellers.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The hotel chain came up with the concept to celebrate golf as an intergenerational melting pot and to showcase Omni’s premier golf offerings.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Melting pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melting%20pot. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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