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Norteño referred to the Mexicans of Northern Mexico as opposed to Sureño, although anyone from the US is NorteAmericano, since Mexico and Latin America ( Central and South ) long identified themselves as Americanos.

Mexican-Americans do not actually call themselves Norteños.

The only people who identify themselves as Norteños are Mexicans from Northern Mexico, compared to Sureño or Mexicans from Southern Mexico.

The term means a Northern Mexican or " Mexicano del Norte " versus Southern Mexican or " Mexicano del sur ".