Burbclave

From Neal Stephenson’s science fiction novel Snow Crash.

A burbclave is “A city-state with its own constitution, a border, laws, cops, everything.”. A burbclave is a franchised nation, split up into lots in suburbs all over the USA (and elsewhere, presumably).

The burbclave is a logical (if extreme) progression from the gated communities that exist today. Gated communities are themselves a progression (in the direction of isolationism and paranoia) from housing estates.

The name “burbclave” is a portmanteau of the words “suburb” and “Enclave”.

Burbclaves mentioned in Snow Crash include:

• Farms of Merryvale
• The Mews at Windsor Heights
• White Columns
• Oakwood Estates
• The Heights at Bear Run
• Cinnamon Grove
• The Farms of Cloverdale
• Dixie Traditionals
• Pickett's Plantation
• Rainbow Heights
• Brickyard Station
• Meadowvale on the (insert name of river)
• Blooming Greens

See also: FOQNE.