melting\ pot

melting\ pot
n. phr.
A country where different nationalities mingle and mix with the result that, in the second generation, most people speak the main language of the country and behave like the majority.

It is no longer considered entirely true that the United States is a melting pot; many immigrants speak a second language.


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