Algeria, Algerian. Bolivia, Bolivian. Canadia, Canadian, just to emphasize the preference for -ian. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ian has 2,269 entries, while ...-itan has 4.
So why Samaria, Samaritan?
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3"Canadia"? Do Samaria and Bolivia come from the same language? – nnnnnn Apr 04 '20 at 01:43
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2https://www.etymonline.com/word/samaritan – Hot Licks Apr 04 '20 at 01:52
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@nnnnnn It's just like Italia, Italian! – CJ Dennis Apr 04 '20 at 09:30