Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Melrose Park
melt (1)
melt (2)
melt down
meltage
meltdown
melting
melting point
melting pot
melton
Melton Mowbray
meltup
meltwater
Melville Island
Melville Peninsula
mem
mem.
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

melting pot

melt·ing pot (plural melt·ing pots)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. container for melting and mixing: a container in which substances, especially metals, are placed to be liquefied and mixed together

2. society composed of many different cultures: a place where people of different ethnic groups are brought together and can assimilate, especially a country that takes immigrants from many different ethnic backgrounds

3. process that creates something new: a situation or process in which distinct elements can be brought together to produce something new

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft