unknown

mastery
/ʌn(ˈn)əʊn/nounadj

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Which meaning of 'unknown' best matches its use in the sentence?

I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against the unknown.