melting pot

English Thesaurus

1. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	vessel,
definition	:	an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact)

2. an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated (noun.location)

hypernym	:	environment, environs, surround, surroundings,
definition	:	the area in which something exists or lives (noun.location)