melting pot
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melting pot
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(place where divergent things come together): Popularized by the British author Israel Zangwill in his play The Melting Pot (1908).
noun melting pots
- A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
- A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized. The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.
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noun crucible or similar pot
| 中文 | 坩堝 /坩埚 gānguō |
|---|---|
| Português | cadinho |
| Français | creuset |
| Italiano | crogiolo |
| Ελληνικά | χωνευτήριο choneftírio |
| العربية | قِدْر صَهْر qidr ṣahr |
noun place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized
| Español | crisol |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 人種のるつぼ jinshunorutsubo |
| 中文 | 大熔爐 /大熔炉 dàrónglú |
| Português | caldeirão |
| Français | melting pot |
| Deutsch | Schmelztiegel, Schmelztopf |
| Italiano | crogiolo, melting pot, calderone |
| Ελληνικά | χωνευτήριο choneftírio, χοάνη choáni |
| Русский | плави́льный котёл plavílʹnyj kotjól |
| العربية | قِدْر صَهْر qidr ṣahr |
| עברית | כור היתוך |
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