HOMELAND
South Africa is home to the Afrikaners, descendants of these people, from a Dutch word for "farmer"
a Boer
Barely perceptible, like a pale outline on paper
faint
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
a hat
Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern were the bumbling burglars foiled by Macaulay Culkin in this 1990 film
Home Alone
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
the Panama Canal
It's the homeland of the Flemings & the Walloons
Belgium
Something that holds you in place to protect you--or others
a restraint
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
a weed
Jonathan Taylor Thomas & Zachery Ty Bryan played Tim Allen's kids on this sitcom
Home Improvement
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
Pittsburgh
The Maori, the first people to settle this country, make up only about 15% of the population today
New Zealand
Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
quaint
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
peas in a pod
The title of this Amazon series starring Julia Roberts refers to a facility that helps soldiers transition into civilian life
Homecoming
Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
the Painted Desert
The Sinhalese are the majority people of this island nation
Sri Lanka
To make someone aware of something
acquaint
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
high water
Will Ferrell is the square stepdad & Mark Wahlberg is the cool biological father in this 2015 comedy
Daddy's Home
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
Prince Edward Island
You'll spot a lot of non-canine Dalmatians in Dalmatia, mostly along the coast of this country
Croatia
A statement of dissatisfaction; Shakespeare wrote a poem called "A Lover's" one about a wronged woman
a complaint
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
to jog
In 2019 Solange released this album that was full of nostalgia of her native Houston
When I Get Home
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaal
Pretoria