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melting pot

  1. a container in which metals or other substances are melted; crucible
  2. a country, place, or area in which immigrants of various nationalities and races are assimilated

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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