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A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.
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a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crucible
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vessel
an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: environment, environs, surroundings, surround
Popularized by the British author Israel Zangwill in his play The Melting Pot (1908).
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قِدْر صَهْر
(qidr ṣahr)
— crucible or similar pot
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Bulgarian:
тигел
(tigel)
— crucible or similar pot
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Catalan:
gresol
— crucible or similar pot
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Chinese Mandarin:
坩堝 /坩埚
(gānguō)
— crucible or similar pot
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Dutch:
smeltkroes
— crucible or similar pot
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Esperanto:
fandujo
— crucible or similar pot
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Esperanto:
kaldrono
— crucible or similar pot
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Finnish:
sulatuspata
— crucible or similar pot
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French:
creuset
— crucible or similar pot
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Greek:
χωνευτήριο
(choneftírio)
— crucible or similar pot
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Ancient Greek:
χόανος
(khóanos)
— crucible or similar pot
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Italian:
crogiolo
— crucible or similar pot
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Maltese:
griġjol
— crucible or similar pot
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Polish:
tygiel
— crucible or similar pot
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Portuguese:
cadinho
— crucible or similar pot
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Ottoman Turkish:
پوته
(pota)
— crucible or similar pot
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Arabic:
قِدْر صَهْر
(qidr ṣahr)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Catalan:
gresol
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Chinese Mandarin:
大熔爐 /大熔炉
(dàrónglú)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Dutch:
smeltkroes
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Esperanto:
fandopoto
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Finnish:
sulatusuuni
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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French:
melting pot
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Georgian:
სადნობი ქვაბი
(sadnobi kvabi)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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German:
Schmelztiegel
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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German:
Schmelztopf
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Greek:
χωνευτήριο
(choneftírio)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Greek:
χοάνη
(choáni)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Hebrew:
כור היתוך
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Hungarian:
olvasztótégely
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Indonesian:
kuali peleburan
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Italian:
crogiolo
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Italian:
melting pot
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Italian:
calderone
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Japanese:
人種のるつぼ
(jinshunorutsubo)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Kazakh:
қайнаған қазан
(qainağan qazan)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Malay:
kawah peleburan
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Norwegian:
smeltedigel
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Persian:
پاتیل ذوب
(pâtil-e zob)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Polish:
tygiel
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Portuguese:
caldeirão
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Russian:
плави́льный котёл
(plavílʹnyj kotjól)
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Spanish:
crisol
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Swedish:
smältdegel
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Thai:
เบ้าหลอมรวม
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
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Welsh:
tawddlestr
— place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
