melting pot

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Noun melting pot has 2 senses

melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
--₁ is a kind of environment, environs, surroundings, surround
crucible, melting pot - a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
--₂ is a kind of vessel