the city of London

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the city of London

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a. I am talking about the city of Jackson.
b. I am talking about the city Jackson.

The idea is:
I am talking about the city that is Jackson. I am talking about Jackson (the city).

I am sure that (a) is correct, but I have doubts about (b). Is it correct?
We do say 'the city of London' but can we say 'the city London'?

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Re: the city of London

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Only the first is correctly structured.
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