Middle Latin has [i]crucibulum[/i], correponding to the English [i]crucible[/i].
The term "melting pot" refers to a coming together of lots of different races or ethic groups. The citizens of the US are from so many different backgrounds and have come together or melted together to live in one country, this is the reason for the reference
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The US is considered a melting pot because its a country made up of immigrants from all over the world. All of these immigrants brought with them their cultures which have come to blend together to form the American culture.
Assuming you mean the East Coast (near new york, both on, etc.) It's called the melting pot because so many people immigrated from other countries to that area, therefore integrating the populations of people, or 'melting' the ethnicities all together in one place. Hope I helped!
If "melting pot" was one of "the following", that was probably it.
Melting Pot is a term used to describe a region that is highly culturally diverse.
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The metaphor is the Melting Pot.
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Russia is a melting pot
Melting Pot was sung by Blue Mink
A melting pot is an idiom meant to express a place where things or people mingle or blend together. It is often preceded or followed by a noun. Examples: "A Social Melting pot", "a melting pot for the arts" Sometimes it is preceded by adjectives such as in "a veritable melting pot".
A melting pot describes a group of culturally diverse people. The United States is considered a melting pot.
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The exact term "melting pot" came into general usage in 1908, after the premiere of the play The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill. Edit: Some credit Hector St. John de Crevecoeur with coining this phrase, or for introducing this concept to describe America.
The Melting Pot - restaurant - was created in 1975.