What part of speech is "city of", "university of", "county of"?

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Is there a name for the phrases "city of", "university of", "county of", etc?

As in, City of New York, University of Florida, County of Cork.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 23 '15 at 16:28

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That is a kind of apposition, it is called appositive oblique.

answered Mar 23 '15 at 16:28

Yellow Sky

Thanks! In "The John Smith Company" are "John Smith" and "Company" also appositions? – fgregg Mar 23 '15 at 16:43
@fgregg - definitely yes. – Yellow Sky Mar 23 '15 at 17:10

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