Prespa

[ pres-puh ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake on the borders of E Albania, SW Macedonia, and N Greece: drains underground NW to Lake Ohrid. 112 sq. mi. (290 sq. km).

Example Sentences

“For North Macedonia to continue its successful path on EU accession, it is paramount that the country continues on the path of reforms and full respect for its binding agreements, including the Prespa Agreement,” she posted on X, referring to a 2018 agreement between North Macedonia and Greece.

From Seattle Times

KURBINOVO, North Macedonia — Poised on a forested mountainside high above Lake Prespa, at the intersection of Albania, Greece and North Macedonia, the church of St. George has kept the secret of its origins for more than 800 years.

From New York Times

She has called the name deal, the Prespa Agreement, “a bad solution” that infringes on the identity of the Balkan nation of two million people, saying, “I will use all legal means to prove that it is not in accordance with international law.”

From New York Times

An opinion poll late last month suggested 73% of Greeks "probably disagreed" with the Prespa agreement between the two states.

From BBC

A middle-aged man I met in a village near the reed beds of Lake Prespa, where the agreement between Greece and the North Macedonian republic was first signed last June, explained that this fear is passed down through the generations.

From BBC