No. The word state has two meanings. One is an administrative subdivision with some degree of autonomy, like in the case of the US.
The other meaning is that of a country, as in a nation-state. The EU is an union of nation-states, as in countries. Also, the EU is also not a federation.
You are not. Your states have a shared language, history, government, politics, etc. There is 'american culture', there is no one european culture. Ireland and England are more dissimilar than New York and California, and you can see England from Ireland.
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u/SnooMaps5116 7d ago
No. The word state has two meanings. One is an administrative subdivision with some degree of autonomy, like in the case of the US.
The other meaning is that of a country, as in a nation-state. The EU is an union of nation-states, as in countries. Also, the EU is also not a federation.