melting pot
melting pot · melting pots
плавильный котёл
Schmelztiegel, Schmelztopf
A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etcA crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
Meaning
2 sensesA crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
(figuratively)A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.
Schmelztiegel, Schmelztopf
плави́льный котёлplavílʹnyj kotjól
More definitions
- 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 reactions
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized:
Origin
(place where divergent things come together): Popularized by the British author Israel Zan(place where divergent things come together): Popularized by the British author Israel Zangwill in his play The Melting Pot (1908).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions:crucible