Noun: melting pot
- An environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
"New York City is often described as a melting pot of cultures"
- A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
"The alchemist heated the mixture in a ceramic melting pot";
- crucible
Derived forms: melting pots
Type of: environment, environs, surround, surroundings, vessel
Encyclopedia: Melting pot