<Ul> <Li> The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , usually shortened to the United Kingdom ( abbreviation UK ) , is the sovereign state comprising Great Britain plus Northern Ireland since 1927 . ( The Partition of Ireland took place in 1922 , but the consequent change in the official title of the UK was only made by Act of Parliament five years later . ) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is often shortened to Britain , even on official websites . A proposal to rename the political entity as the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ulster '' was formally recommended by civil servants to the Cabinet in 1949 but ultimately rejected . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , usually shortened to the United Kingdom ( abbreviation UK ) , is the sovereign state comprising Great Britain plus Northern Ireland since 1927 . ( The Partition of Ireland took place in 1922 , but the consequent change in the official title of the UK was only made by Act of Parliament five years later . ) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is often shortened to Britain , even on official websites . A proposal to rename the political entity as the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ulster '' was formally recommended by civil servants to the Cabinet in 1949 but ultimately rejected . </Li> </Ul>
when did the term united kingdom come into common use
when did the term united kingdom come into common use
1927
1927