χωνευτήριο — meaning in English
choneftirio
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English meaning
- melting pot noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
Senses
χωνευτήριο is used for these senses in English:
- melting pot A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
- melting pot (figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
melting pot — full definition
- noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
- 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'.
- noun A vessel used for melting metal or other solids.