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melting pot
(melt|ing pot)
noun
a pot in which metals or other materials are melted and mixed.
a place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc. are mixed together:
Toronto is a melting pot of different cultures
Phrases
in the melting pot
British
in a process of change and with an uncertain outcome:
the future of the railway is still in the melting pot
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