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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a city called" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing or referring to a specific city by name, often in a narrative or descriptive context.
Example: "There is a city called Atlantis that is often associated with myths and legends."
Alternatives: "a town named" or "a place known as".
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"We don't live in a city called Gotham," notes Goldman.
Once upon a time, there was a city called Rotterdam.
Well he was born, as you know, probably in 1265 in a city called Florence.
Currumbin, Australia, is just south of Brisbane, near a city called Surfers Paradise.
Zhang grew up on the muddy banks of the Yangtze River, in a city called Wanxian.
He ended his life in the year 1321 in a city called Ravenna where he was buried.
Does a place or a city called Platinum Grove exist on any map?
There was once a city called Crocodilopolis, where they worshiped the crocodile god Sobek.
She was 14, lived in a city called Springville in Utah, and wanted a penpal.
He lived a long time ago, in a city called Venice, and he could do anything.
(The Rabbit novels are set in a city called Brewer, a fictionalized Reading, which is not far from Shillington).
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