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melting pot in Dutch

melting pot in Dutch is smeltkroes — melting pot means a place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.

melting pot in Dutch

smeltkroes
noun

What does "melting pot" mean?

  1. noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
    "New York has always been a melting pot of languages and cuisines."
  2. noun A situation in which things are being mixed up and remade, so that the outcome is not yet settled; usually in the phrase 'in the melting pot'.
    "With the manager gone, the club's whole strategy is back in the melting pot."
  3. noun A vessel used for melting metal or other solids.
    "The scrap goes straight into the melting pot and comes out as ingots."
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melting pot in a sentence

  • New York has always been a melting pot of languages and cuisines.
  • The port city became a melting pot for traders from three continents.
  • With the manager gone, the club's whole strategy is back in the melting pot.
  • The scrap goes straight into the melting pot and comes out as ingots.

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What is "melting pot" in Dutch?

"melting pot" in Dutch is smeltkroes. melting pot means: A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.

How do you use "melting pot" in a sentence?

Example: "New York has always been a melting pot of languages and cuisines." In Dutch, "melting pot" is smeltkroes.

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