1. A settlement, community, or residential area that is concealed, not officially recognized, or deliberately kept out of public view
The archaeological team discovered a hidden settlement beneath the jungle canopy.
A equipe arqueológica descobriu um assentamento oculto sob o dossel da floresta.
2. An informal or unauthorized residential area established in secrecy
During the war, refugees established hidden settlements in the mountains.
Durante a guerra, refugiados estabeleceram assentamentos ocultos nas montanhas.
3. A settlement from an earlier historical period whose physical remains were lost or buried
Archaeologists found pottery shards from a hidden settlement dating back 2,000 years.
Arqueólogos encontraram fragmentos de cerâmica de um assentamento antigo que data de 2.000 anos atrás.