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Melting pot   /mˈɛltɪŋ pɑt/   Listen
Melting pot

noun
1.
An environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated.
2.
A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions.  Synonym: crucible.





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"Melting pot" Quotes from Famous Books



... there for a greater American race? What elements make up our present millions? Where do they live? How do they live? In what direction does our national civilization bend their ideals? What is the effect of the "melting pot" upon the foreigner, once he begins to "melt"? Are we now producing a freer, juster, more intelligent, more idealistic, creative people out of the varied ...
— Woman and the New Race • Margaret Sanger


Words linked to "Melting pot" :   surroundings, environs, environment, vessel, surround


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