melting pot
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› a place where many different people and ideas exist together, often mixing and producing something new: a cultural melting pot New Orleans is one of the great melting pots of America.Variety and mixturesMixing and mixturesGroups and collections of things
(Definition of melting pot noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all manner of sth idiom
- assorted adjective
- assortment noun
- chequered adjective (GOOD AND BAD)
- choice noun (VARIETY)
- crucible noun (MIX)
- jumble noun (MIXTURE)
- medley noun (MIXTURE)
- miscellaneous adjective
- miscellany noun (MIXTURE)
- mishmash noun
- mixture noun
- mélange noun
- of every stripe/of all stripes idiom
- panoply noun
- patchwork noun
- plurality noun (DIFFERENT)
- potpourri noun
- ragbag noun
- selection noun
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