subs. phr. (popular).—The Kensington and Bayswater district. [Many Anglo-Indians reside in this locality. The nickname is double-barrelled, for the district is also the headquarters of the Greek community in the metropolis.] Cf. NEW JERUSALEM, BLACK HOLE, etc.
1888. Daily News, 9 Feb., 2. 5. Notting-hill … is the centre of a district where Indians in the British metropolis mostly congregate,… ASIA MINOR [as] it is sometimes called.
