GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Melting pot n.
   1. A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
   
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   2. (Sociology) (fig.) A place where people of different backgrounds become similar in culture.  The United States has often been referred to as a melting pot, though the differences in cultures of recently arrived immigrants persists beyond the generation of immigrants.
   
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