Native vs. inhabitant

[Natasha]

Test No. incompl/advan-82 "English Vocabulary Exercises", question 7

As a ......... of the district she had absolutely no difficulty in understanding the local dialect.

(a) inhabitant
(b) relation
(c) native
(d) newcomer

Test No. incompl/advan-82 "English Vocabulary Exercises", answer 7

As a native of the district she had absolutely no difficulty in understanding the local dialect.

Correct answer: (c) native

Your answer was: incorrect
As a inhabitant of the district she had absolutely no difficulty in understanding the local dialect.
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Why not inhabitant?

[Mister Micawber]

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Inhabitant requires the indefinite article an.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber