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melting pot

NOUN
different cultures in a society
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For centuries, this city has been a multiethnic melting pot where European and African, Muslim and Christian cultures converged, and coexisted mostly peacefully.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Marcos said fans were used to that, and the team is uniquely built to represent the nation's melting pot.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Fox also had his own spreadsheet, built around a Control-F search for terms like tribal, immigrants, diversity, inclusion, Indigenous, Native, equity, equality, marginalized, BIPOC, solidarity, citizenship, melting pot, social justice, and gay.

From Slate May 14, 2026

“It’s such a melting pot, but you have this beautiful, focused bonding,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

After apartheid fell, my father moved from Hillbrow to Yeoville, a formerly quiet, residential neighborhood that had transformed into this vibrant melting pot of black and white and every other hue.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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