melting pot

melting pot
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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  • melting pot — melting pot …   Dictionary of sociology

  • melting-pot — [ mɛltiŋpɔt ] n. m. • 1927; mot angl. , de to melt « fondre » et pot « pot » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Hist. Brassage et assimilation des divers éléments démographiques, lors du peuplement des États Unis, notamment au XIXe siècle. 2 ♦ Lieu où se rencontrent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • MELTING POT — MELTING P Titre d’un livre de l’écrivain anglais Israel Zangwill, publié en 1908 et traduit en français sous le titre Le Creuset . L’expression Melting Pot a popularisé une notion aussi vieille que les États Unis eux mêmes. Déjà à la fin du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Melting Pot — Limites démographiques de l idée de melting pot aux États Unis d après les données établies par le Bureau du recensement des États Unis (United States Census Bureau) La classification employée dans les quatre cartes (Amérindiens, Eskimos,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • melting pot — melting pots 1) N COUNT: usu sing A melting pot is a place or situation in which people or ideas of different kinds gradually get mixed together. The republic is a melting pot of different nationalities. ...the cultural melting pot... Marseilles… …   English dictionary

  • melting pot — n [singular] 1.) a place where people from different races, countries, or social classes come to live together ▪ New York has always been a great melting pot. 2.) a situation or place in which many different ideas are discussed 3.) in the melting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Melting-pot — 32e album de la série Les Petits Hommes Auteur Pierre Seron Couleurs Vittorio Leonardo Personnages principaux Régis Renaud Éditeur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Melting pot — Melt ing pot n. 1. A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible. [1913 Webster] 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • melting pot — melting ,pot noun count a situation in which there are many different types of people, ideas, religions, etc. existing together in the melting pot BRITISH in the process of changing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • melting-pot — s. m. 1.  [História] Mistura e assimilação de elementos demográficos diversos, nos Estados Unidos. 2. Local em que se encontram elementos de várias origens e ideias diferentes.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa   • Nota: Também se escreve sem hífen …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • melting pot — /meltin(g)&pEt, ingl. ˈmɛltɪŋˌpHt/ [loc. ingl., comp. di melting, da to melt «fondere», e pot «pentola, marmitta»] loc. sost. m. inv. mescolanza, crogiuolo, miscuglio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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