Original: As a result , in 1927 the United Kingdom changed its formal title to the '' United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , '' usually shortened to the '' United Kingdom '' , the '' UK '' or '' Britain '' , but the Style of the British sovereign , as the result of the dissolution of the previous Union , entirely abandoned the term '' United Kingdom '' .
Simplified: As a result , in 1927 Britain changed its formal title to '' The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' , usually shortened to '' the United Kingdom '' , '' the UK '' or '' Britain '' .